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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
An important, profound and timeless book
By A customer
This little book has managed to influence all discussions about Time not only in religion, but also in psychology (see Norman O. Brown's "Life against Death"), the natural sciences(see Gould's "Time's Arrow"), literary criticism (see Camille Paglia) etc. Eliade's insights into Time are now so pervasive that it becomes de rigueur for this book to be read and relished not just by the scholars of religion, but also by those aspiring to a broader education. Do not be deceived, however, by the book's apparent simplicity; it is only a measure of Eliade's genius that profound insights are offered with the elegance of a true artist.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Elegant, profound and peerless
By A customer
I had this on my bookshelf for nearly a year before I was in the right frame of mind to approach this innovative work, and that was after I read "The sacred and the profane". This earlier and broader work sets out many of the same themes, but everything is worth reading several times over. The writing style is a somewhat archaic, but I found it accessible with a little effort - and what rewards await the patient reader! Eliade's erudition is breathtaking but never overbearing. His explanation of the "burden of history", and the "premodern" and modern responses to it, is truly elegant and helped me to understand in a new way the fundamental differences between Western (monotheistic) and Eastern religions - and why Westerners practising Buddhism or Daoism (for example) have difficulty experiencing the "eternal present". The implication, as I see it, is that the pressure of history gradually obliterates the premodern way of experiencing sacredness. I suspect this is a subtle form of historicism, which Eliade rejects, and I'm not sure I agree with his conclusion that "Christianity is the religion of modern man and historical man". Fifty years after Eliade wrote this book, Christianity is looking rather feeble in the face of dominant materialism and vaguely psychologically-based "new age" philosophies. Independent spiritual practitioners reading this book, however, might be inspired to question the dominant myth of progress and live a more immanent spirituality. This book certainly deserves a wide audience and a lively debate.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Packed with content and examples
By A. Wallis
Originally written in 1954,and is a translation, so the style is not always easily accessible - requires effort to read - but worth it. It is an academic work and source book, packed with many examples from different cultures that the author has studied - often quoted from in other books and discussion papers. Content is the author's observations on the emerging development of religion and belief. Invites the reader to draw their own conclusions. See also "Rites and symbols of initiation: The mysteries of birth and rebirth" and "Shamanism: Archaic techniques of Ectasy" by the same author.

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