I don't get it.
>>25344681Never heard of this but it looks extremely mediocre. The only modern philosophy (?) on religion that I've found interesting is Rene Girard.
>>25344688Its a great book you're woefully ignorant if you don't know who Eliade is.
>>25344693I'm also incredibly ignorant of 18th century playwrights and of 21st century Broadway musicals. I don't feel I'm missing much by it. What in her(?) work do you find interesting?
>>25344688>it looks mediocrewe're talking about the contents of the book, not the cover art>>25344726Eliade did studies of religions and mythology, he was not a fiction writer
Read this, instead.
>>25344831why not read them all? these aren't works of fictions. there's no need to pit these authors against each other like rock-em-sock-em robots
>>25344794Ok but what specifically do you find valuable in it?
>>25344688Are you retarded or something? Eliade is not a philosopher. >>25344726Eliade is one of the most important figures in the field of religious studies. Advances a religious geography around sacred and profane places and time.
>>25344688>somehow not aware of Eliade >willing to let everyone knowshame on you maybe youll learn one day
very long winded way of saying>humans like to worship and pray and think some places are special :)
>>25344794I'm judging it on the title and association with Harvard, not the cover.>>25344881I had no idea who he was. >Eliade is one of the most important figures in the field of religious studiesHave any of you ACTUALLY READ this? What did you get out of it? Appeals to authority are nearly worthless in the social sciences. >>25345087Yeah this is what I expected. I shan't be reading him.
>>25344726He was a man, something you'll never be
>>25345102>I'm judging it on the title and association with Harvardthat is still very superficial, you could at least skim a wikipedia article before opening your mouth to piss
>>25345150I trust anons more than wikipedia. The only one of you who said anything specific confirmed my prejudice.
>>25345158well since you're fucking retarded and needs things spelled out for you, he's still read in universities despite his naughty fascist and perennialist leanings so that should give you an outline of how essential his writings are
>>25344688Eliade mogs the hell out of Girard, although both are children next to Jung
