“The interest of initiation for an understanding of archaic mentality lies predominantly in its showing us that the true man-the spiritual man-is… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“As we said before, initiation lies at the core of any genuine human life. And this is true for two reasons. The… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“The majority of initiatory ordeals more or less clearly imply a ritual death followed by resurrection or a new birth. The central… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“The term initiation in the most general sense denotes a body of rites and oral teachings whose purpose is to produce a… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“Stangaciile, ca si timiditatea, au un farmec discret prin surprizele pe care le provoaca, prin panica naiva care o raspandesc.” — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
“Inainte chiar de a afla vreun raspuns satisfacator, si numai prin faptul ca a fost rostita, intrebarea justa regenereaza si fertilizeaza; si nu numai… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane. — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
“It must never be forgotten that initiatory death simultaneously signifies the end of the "natural," noncultural man, and passage to a new modality of… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
To whatever degree he may have desacralized the world, the man who has made his choice in favor of a profane life never succeeds… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
The primitive magician, the medicine man or shaman is not only a sick man, he is above all, a sick man who has been… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane ... In his encounters with… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
“Mă întreb, bunăoară, dacă nu cumva în ziua când am început să iubesc nu s-a întâmplat ceva lângă mine, ceva pe care eu nu… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
“Eu am optat pentru Viaţă, îi spusese. Vreau să trăiesc, să văd ce are să se întâmple până la urmă...” — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
Man makes himself, and he only makes himself completely in proportion as he desacrilizes himself and the world. The sacred is the prime obstacle… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
Whether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
“It is above all the valorizing of the present that requires emphasizing. The simple fact of existing, of living in time, can comprise a… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share
