ELIADE

Meaning of ELIADE in English

n. Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), Romanian philosopher and religious historian, researcher on cultural interpretations of the sacred; family name

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ELIADE, MIRCEA — born March 9, 1907, Bucharest, Rom. died April 22, 1986, Chicago, Ill., U.S. Romanian-born U.S. historian of religion. He studied …
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MIRCEA ELIADE — (1907-1986) Romanian philosopher and religious historian, researcher on cultural interpretations of the sacred
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ELIADE, MIRCEA — born March 9, 1907, Bucharest, Rom. died April 22, 1986, Chicago, Ill., U.S. historian of religions and man of letters, …
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ELIADE, MIRCEA — born March 9, 1907, Bucharest, Rom. died April 22, 1986, Chicago, Ill., U.S. Romanian-born U.S. historian of religion. He studied …
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MYTH — Traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the worldview of a people or explain a …
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WORSHIP — broadly defined, the response to the appearance of that which is accepted as the holythat is, to a sacred, transcendent …
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THEOLOGY — discipline of religious thought that is restricted in its narrower sense, because of origination and format, to Christianity, but in …
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SHAMANISM — a religious phenomenon centred on the shaman, an ecstatic figure believed to have power to heal the sick and to …
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SACRED — the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a …
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RITUAL — the performance of ceremonial acts prescribed by tradition or by sacerdotal decree. Ritual is a specific, observable mode of behaviour …
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REVELATION — in religion, disclosure of divine or sacred reality or purpose to man. Revelation in this sense is an essential aspect …
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RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM AND ICONOGRAPHY — respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts …
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RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE — specific experiences such as wonder at the infinity of the cosmos, the sense of awe and mystery in the presence …
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RELIGION, STUDY OF — attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The history of mankind …
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MYTH — a story, usually of unknown origin and at least partially traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events to explain some practice, …
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MAGIC — a concept used to describe a mode of rationality or way of thinking that looks to invisible forces to influence …
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FEAST — also called festival day or period of time set aside to commemorate, ritually celebrate or reenact, or anticipate events or …
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ESCHATOLOGY — the doctrine of last things. It was originally a Western term, referring to Jewish and Christian beliefs about the end …
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DUALISM — in religion, the doctrine that the world (or reality) consists of two basic, opposed, and irreducible principles that account for …
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CHURCH YEAR — annual cycle of seasons and days observed in the Christian churches in commemoration of the life, death, and Resurrection of …
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CEREMONIAL OBJECT — any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in …
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ALCHEMY — a form of speculative thought that, among other aims, tried to transform base metals such as lead or copper into …
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ZOROASTRIANISM
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WACH, JOACHIM — born Jan. 25, 1898, Chemnitz, Ger. died Aug. 27, 1955, Orselina, Switz. Protestant theologian and one of the foremost scholars …
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TIME
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MIDDLE EASTERN RELIGION — any of the religious beliefs, attitudes, and practices developed in the ancient Middle East (extending geographically from Iran to Egypt …
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JAINISM — a religion and philosophy of India, founded in about the 6th century BC by Vardhamana, who is known as Mahavira …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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CHRISTIANITY — major religion, stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of …
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of a large portion of Asia embracing the Turkic republics (Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan), …
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