Download or read book Symbolism, the Sacred, and the Arts written by Mircea Eliade and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1992-04-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major work is distinguished by an intensity of inspiration and an overwhelming sense of personal vision. This merging of inspiration and vision permits the creation of a classic oeuvre whose creator is deemed to be a 'master of his craft, ' or perhaps better, 'a seminal mind.' Such is the work of the historian of religious, Mirceas Eliade. In his lifelong quest to understand the presence of the Sacred throughout human history, Eliade has been fascinated by two central themes: Creation and Time.