{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-eternal-return-cosmos-and-history-9780691182971","title":"The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History","description":"First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian  migr -scholar Mircea Eliade. Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship published in no fewer than half a dozen European languages, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Eternal Return\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the religious beliefs and rituals of a wide variety of archaic religious cultures. While acknowledging that a return to their practices is impossible, Eliade passionately insists on the value of understanding their views to enrich the contemporary imagination of what it is to be human. This book includes an introduction from Jonathan Z. Smith that provides essential context and encourages readers to engage in an informed way with this classic text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMircea Eliade (1907-1986)\u003c\/b\u003e was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His many books include\u003ci\u003e Shamanism: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArchaic Techniques of Ecstasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImages and Symbols\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eStudies in Religious Symbolism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYoga\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eImmortality and Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). \u003cb\u003eJonathan Z. Smith (1938-2017)\u003c\/b\u003e was the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities at the University of Chicago. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eImagining Religion\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003e From Babylon to Jonestown \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRelating Religion\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eEssays in the Study of Religion. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614227403026,"sku":"9780691182971","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9a22344-92ad-4b13-b458-29376c954a86.jpg?v=1732434228","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-myth-of-the-eternal-return-cosmos-and-history-9780691182971","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}