Abstract

The history of religions is a discipline that Mircea Eliade, probably its best known international practitioner, understands in a very broad sense. It is not only concerned with the interpretation of symbols, myths and various forms of religious behavior, but also represents the occasion for philosophical reflection. According to Eliade, a hidden agenda of his conception of the history of religions is that it embodies a theology. This paper examines what Eliade claims is a camouflaged theology within his work. In his journal entry of November 8, 1959, a note referring to his work Patterns in Comparative Religion, Eliade makes his commitment

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