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Zalmoxis
The Vanishing God
1970
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Numele etnic al dacilor isi reveleaza semnificatia religioasa primitiva numai in universul valorilor specifice vanatorilor si razboinicilor. La fel, cultul lui Zalmoxis nu poate fi inteles decat dupa ce se dezvaluie sensul initiatic al ocultarii si epifaniei zeului. Mitul cosmogonic romanesc isi reveleaza trasaturile sale specifice dupa ce descifram nu numai preistoria „dualismului“ balcanic si central-asiatic, dar si sensul ascuns al „oboselii lui Dumnezeu„ dupa ce a creat Pamantul, expresie surprinzatoare a unui deus otiosus reinventat de crestinismul popular intr-un efort disperat de a-l desolidariza pe Dumnezeu de imperfectiunile lumii si de aparitia raului.
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Author

Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade
Author · 77 books
Romanian-born historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the University of Chicago, and one of the pre-eminent interpreters of world religion in the last century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and non-fiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years. He earned international fame with LE MYTHE DE L'ÉTERNAL RETOUR (1949, The Myth of the Eternal Return), an interpretation of religious symbols and imagery. Eliade was much interested in the world of the unconscious. The central theme in his novels was erotic love.
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