Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd edition) Available to Purchase

A new edition of any encyclopedia is an exciting event. Eliade's original edition, published in 1987, received the Hawkins Award for the best publication from all categories by the Association of American Publishers and was the ALA Outstanding Reference Source, the Library Journal Best Reference Source and the 1988 Dartmouth Medal Winner.

Eliade's great work, regarded as a “landmark achievement” (Preface, p. xi) was to be his last: he died in April 1986, having just written his Preface. In this, he describes the Encyclopedia as being “conceived as a system of articles on important ideas, beliefs, rituals, myths, symbols, and...