The Myth of the Eternal Return Cosmos and History

<p><b>A landmark work in the history of religions from a pioneer in the field</b><br><br>First published in English in 1954, this founding work in the historical study of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea Eliade. Referring to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship in no fewer than half a dozen European languages, <i>The Myth of the Eternal Return</i> illuminates the religious beliefs and rituals of a wide variety of ancient cultures and argues that understanding them still has the power to enrich our conception of what it means to be human.</p>