The Tension between Scholarship and Politics: A Consideration of the Legacy of Eliade
The Tension between Scholarship and Politics: A Consideration of the Legacy of Eliade

Summary/Abstract: When assessing the legacy of Mircea Eliade one is forced to consider his political past, his silence about this past, and attack by his critics for his earlier political associations. By reviewing his critics, it becomes obvious that they have embraced a fad in Religious Studies and are engaged in ad hominem attacks, regrettable developments in the field. This type of criticism is self-defeating for the critic and not very helpful with determining a scholar’s contribution to his field of study. At this point in the history of the field, Eliade’s legacy is ambiguous, although another twenty-five years might more fully clarify his legacy.

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