L’ALTERATION DE L’EXOTIQUE DANS LA PROSE DE MIRCEA ELIADE
EXOTIZATION IN MIRCEA ELIADE´S PROSE

Summary/Abstract: In this research we have tried to demonstrate that Mircea Eliade altered the exotic depiction in his books "India"and "The Maharajah’s Library". Eliade was not focused on reporting the real nature of the exotic. His presence in India aimed at gathering the knowledge of its religious beliefs and its yoga practices. Therefore, as a side-effect, he tackled exotization and realized its multiple aspects. Eliade used the exotic landscape as a source for an extraordinary adventure of sensations and feelings. Once in a while he exaggerated, because he wrote these books like reportages. Sometimes, the exotic background is left behind the immediate focus on realistic descriptions of Indian social, religious and economic realities, and other times the exotic turns into fantastic.

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