Ikuisen paluun myytti

English: The Myth of the Eternal Return

Language: Finnish — this book is written in Finnish.

Mircea Eliade

ISBN: 952-9646-06-2

Translated into Finnish by Teuvo Laitila. *The Myth of the Eternal Return* is a well-known study by Romanian-born historian of religions Mircea Eliade, examining ideas of time and history and distinguishing two fundamentally different categories: mythical time and linear time. “A mythical conception of time and history, from which human beings draw their strength and create themselves by using myths and symbols to negate what is ultimately inessential in reality: time and history.” The book sheds light on Eliade’s distinctive thinking and theory.

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