MIRCEA ELIADE REMEMBERED
Abstract
Mircea Eliade died on April 22, 1986. He was a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of religions. Few scholars in our times have come close in erudition to Eliade's. Ever since childhood he aspired to knowledge with an extraordinary intensity and passion. A walking encyclopedia, he was as well versed in philosophy, world literature, theology or depth psychology as he was in such fields as orientalism, anthropology, and zoology, including entomology (the study of insects), one of his favorite childhood pastimes. This author who knew Mircea Eliade for many years reminisces about the man and his life. A brief vita of the savant is also provided in an appendix. RÉSUMÉ Mircea Eliade est mort le 22 avril 1986. C'était l'un des chefs de file reconnus de l'étude systématique de l'histoire des religions. Rares sont aujourd'hui les savants dont l'érudition se rapproche de celle d'Eliade. Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, il aspirait au savoir avec une intensité et une passion hors du commun. Véritable encyclopédie vivante, il était aussi à l'aise en philosophie, en littérature, en théologie ou en psychologie des profondeurs que dans des domaines comme l'orientalisme, l'anthropologie et la zoologie, notamment l'entomologie qui était l'un des passe-temps de son enfance. L'auteur qui a bien connu Mircea Eliade évoque l'homme et sa vie. Une brève biographie du savant figure également en annexe.Downloads
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1987-04-01
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Lacocque, P.-E. (1987). MIRCEA ELIADE REMEMBERED. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 22(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7735
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