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- The Portugal Journal
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series, Issues in the Study of Religion
summary
The diary of Mircea Eliade, the seminal thinker on religion, during the period he served as a diplomat in Portugal. Detailing a fascinating, hitherto unknown period in the life of one of the twentieth century’s preeminent intellectuals, The Portugal Journal was written by Mircea Eliade from 1941–1945, when he served as a diplomat in Lisbon. Eliade’s work as a theorist of religion has been the chief influence on how religion is understood and studied in contemporary times and he is also increasingly well known as a writer of fiction and drama. Long awaited by readers, The Portugal Journal is the only one of Eliade’s journals to be published in its entirety, unedited by its author. Here, Eliade writes frankly, at times about things that he could never bring himself to make public, including his relationship with the Iron Guard, his problems with hypersexuality, his religious beliefs and actions, his admiration for René Guénon, and his sufferings and terrible grief both before and after his wife’s death.
Table of Contents
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- Translator’s Preface
- pp. ix-xii
- Part I. The Portugal Journal
- 1. The Journal, 1941
- pp. 3-16
- 2. The Journal, 1942
- pp. 17-56
- 3. The Journal, 1943
- pp. 57-100
- 4. The Journal, 1944
- pp. 101-148
- 5. The Journal, 1945
- pp. 149-226
- Part II. The Appendices
- Appendix A. Journal of the Novel Viaţă Nouă
- pp. 229-238
- Appendix B. First Impressions of Portugal
- pp. 230-246
- Appendix C. Official Communiqu
- pp. 247-250
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438429601
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
587445988
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No