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FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD q


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Norman GIRARDOT Norman GIRARDOT Norman GIRARDOT Norman GIRARDOT
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MY ELIADE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SPLENDOR MY ELIADE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SPLENDOR MY ELIADE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SPLENDOR MY ELIADE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SPLENDOR
OF THE STRANGE, THE SACRED AND THE SUBLIME OF THE STRANGE, THE SACRED AND THE SUBLIME OF THE STRANGE, THE SACRED AND THE SUBLIME OF THE STRANGE, THE SACRED AND THE SUBLIME 11

Mac Linscott RICKETTS Mac Linscott RICKETTS Mac Linscott RICKETTS Mac Linscott RICKETTS
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GLIMPSES INTO ELIADE`S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS GLIMPSES INTO ELIADE`S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS GLIMPSES INTO ELIADE`S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS GLIMPSES INTO ELIADE`S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS z;

Horst Horst Horst Horst JUNGINGER JUNGINGER JUNGINGER JUNGINGER
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HARMLESS OR DANGEROU HARMLESS OR DANGEROU HARMLESS OR DANGEROU HARMLESS OR DANGEROUS? THE ERANOS CONFER S? THE ERANOS CONFER S? THE ERANOS CONFER S? THE ERANOS CONFERENCES ENCES ENCES ENCES
IN THE 1930S FROM TH IN THE 1930S FROM TH IN THE 1930S FROM TH IN THE 1930S FROM THE PERSPECTIVE E PERSPECTIVE E PERSPECTIVE E PERSPECTIVE
OF NATIONAL SOCIALIS OF NATIONAL SOCIALIS OF NATIONAL SOCIALIS OF NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMANY T GERMANY T GERMANY T GERMANY q1

Radu Harald DINU Radu Harald DINU Radu Harald DINU Radu Harald DINU
Ma !eber Cevter for .aravcea Cvtvra ava ocia tvaie., |virer.it, of rfvrt
SACRIFICE SACRIFICE SACRIFICE SACRIFICE DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH SALVATION. SALVATION. SALVATION. SALVATION.
SOME REMARKS ON MIRCEA ELIADE`S SOME REMARKS ON MIRCEA ELIADE`S SOME REMARKS ON MIRCEA ELIADE`S SOME REMARKS ON MIRCEA ELIADE`S
EARLY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT EARLY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT EARLY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT EARLY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT ;

Ionu Ionu Ionu Ionu| || | Daniel BANCILA Daniel BANCILA Daniel BANCILA Daniel BANCILA
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UGO BIANCHIS RELIGIONSGESCHICHTLICHE ,GNOSIS' UGO BIANCHIS RELIGIONSGESCHICHTLICHE ,GNOSIS' UGO BIANCHIS RELIGIONSGESCHICHTLICHE ,GNOSIS' UGO BIANCHIS RELIGIONSGESCHICHTLICHE ,GNOSIS'
UND DIE UND DIE UND DIE UND DIE GNOSISDEFINITION DER MESSINAKONFERENZ (1966) GNOSISDEFINITION DER MESSINAKONFERENZ (1966) GNOSISDEFINITION DER MESSINAKONFERENZ (1966) GNOSISDEFINITION DER MESSINAKONFERENZ (1966) 6q

Daniela DUMBRAVA Daniela DUMBRAVA Daniela DUMBRAVA Daniela DUMBRAVA
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THE UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE THE UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE THE UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE THE UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN BETWEEN BETWEEN BETWEEN UGO BIANCHI UGO BIANCHI UGO BIANCHI UGO BIANCHI AND AND AND AND IOAN PETRU CULIANU IOAN PETRU CULIANU IOAN PETRU CULIANU IOAN PETRU CULIANU q

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Andrei OISTEANU Andrei OISTEANU Andrei OISTEANU Andrei OISTEANU
v.titvte for tbe i.tor, of Reigiov., Rovaviav .caaev,, vcbare.t
MIRCEA ELIADE AND IOAN PETRU CULIANU MIRCEA ELIADE AND IOAN PETRU CULIANU MIRCEA ELIADE AND IOAN PETRU CULIANU MIRCEA ELIADE AND IOAN PETRU CULIANU
ON NARCOTICS AND RELIGION ON NARCOTICS AND RELIGION ON NARCOTICS AND RELIGION ON NARCOTICS AND RELIGION 1z1

E. CIURTIN E. CIURTIN E. CIURTIN E. CIURTIN
v.titvte for tbe i.tor, of Reigiov., Rovaviav .caaev,, vcbare.t
EDI|IA CRITICA COMPL EDI|IA CRITICA COMPL EDI|IA CRITICA COMPL EDI|IA CRITICA COMPLETA ELIADE ETA ELIADE ETA ELIADE ETA ELIADE? ?? ? 1q1


Reigiov. c Moaervit, | ervetic Cvrrevt. c .oterici.v


Ovidiu Victor OLAR Ovidiu Victor OLAR Ovidiu Victor OLAR Ovidiu Victor OLAR
v.titvt a`i.toire ^. orga, vcare.t , , Pari.
PAROLES DE PIERRE. KYRILLOS LOUKARIS PAROLES DE PIERRE. KYRILLOS LOUKARIS PAROLES DE PIERRE. KYRILLOS LOUKARIS PAROLES DE PIERRE. KYRILLOS LOUKARIS
ET LES DEBATS RELIGIEUX DU XVII ET LES DEBATS RELIGIEUX DU XVII ET LES DEBATS RELIGIEUX DU XVII ET LES DEBATS RELIGIEUX DU XVII
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Ileana BENGA, Bogdan NEAGOTA Ileana BENGA, Bogdan NEAGOTA Ileana BENGA, Bogdan NEAGOTA Ileana BENGA, Bogdan NEAGOTA
oore .rcbire of tbe Rovaviav .caaev,abe,o,ai |virer.it,, Cv;^apoca
CLUS CLUS CLUS CLUS AND AND AND AND CLUSARI. CLUSARI. CLUSARI. CLUSARI.
CEREMONIAL SYNTAX AND NARRATIVE MORPHOLOGY CEREMONIAL SYNTAX AND NARRATIVE MORPHOLOGY CEREMONIAL SYNTAX AND NARRATIVE MORPHOLOGY CEREMONIAL SYNTAX AND NARRATIVE MORPHOLOGY
IN THE GRAMMAR OF THE ROMANIAN IN THE GRAMMAR OF THE ROMANIAN IN THE GRAMMAR OF THE ROMANIAN IN THE GRAMMAR OF THE ROMANIAN CLUS CLUS CLUS CLUS 1q;

Francesco Francesco Francesco Francesco BARONI BARONI BARONI BARONI
coe pratiqve ae. avte. tvae., Pari.orevce
LE LE LE LE LIJRE CHRETIEN DES MORTS LIJRE CHRETIEN DES MORTS LIJRE CHRETIEN DES MORTS LIJRE CHRETIEN DES MORTS DE TOMMASO PALAMIDESSI DE TOMMASO PALAMIDESSI DE TOMMASO PALAMIDESSI DE TOMMASO PALAMIDESSI : : : :
UN UN UN UN ARS MORIENDI ARS MORIENDI ARS MORIENDI ARS MORIENDI ESOTERIQUE DU XX ESOTERIQUE DU XX ESOTERIQUE DU XX ESOTERIQUE DU XX
E E E E
SIECLE SIECLE SIECLE SIECLE zzq

Ezio ALBRILE Ezio ALBRILE Ezio ALBRILE Ezio ALBRILE
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HERMETICA ITALICA HERMETICA ITALICA HERMETICA ITALICA HERMETICA ITALICA zq


MISCELLANEA MISCELLANEA MISCELLANEA MISCELLANEA
Mac Lin Mac Lin Mac Lin Mac Linscott RICKETTS scott RICKETTS scott RICKETTS scott RICKETTS
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POLITICS, ETCETERA POLITICS, ETCETERA POLITICS, ETCETERA POLITICS, ETCETERA. . . . Review article: Hermeneutics, Politics, and the History
of Religions. The Contested Legacies of Joachim Wach and Mircea Eliade, ed. by
Christian WEDEMEYER and Wendy DONIGER, OxIord University Press, 2010 z6

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS SCIENTIFIC REPORTS INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS,
ROMANIAN ACADEMY, JANUARY ROMANIAN ACADEMY, JANUARY ROMANIAN ACADEMY, JANUARY ROMANIAN ACADEMY, JANUARY- -- -DECEMBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010
Andrei Plesu, Dan Berindei, E. Ciurtin, Andrei Oisteanu, Bogdan Ttaru Andrei Plesu, Dan Berindei, E. Ciurtin, Andrei Oisteanu, Bogdan Ttaru Andrei Plesu, Dan Berindei, E. Ciurtin, Andrei Oisteanu, Bogdan Ttaru Andrei Plesu, Dan Berindei, E. Ciurtin, Andrei Oisteanu, Bogdan Ttaru- -- -Cazaban, Mihaela Cazaban, Mihaela Cazaban, Mihaela Cazaban, Mihaela
Timus, Mirel Bnic, and the Postdoctoral Timus, Mirel Bnic, and the Postdoctoral Timus, Mirel Bnic, and the Postdoctoral Timus, Mirel Bnic, and the Postdoctoral Iellows oI the In Iellows oI the In Iellows oI the In Iellows oI the Institute. stitute. stitute. stitute. o





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