MIRCEA ELIADE. EXPERIENȚA EXILULUI
MIRCEA ELIADE. THE EXILIC EXPERIENCE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present different aspects regarding Mircea Eliade′s exilic experience. It is a well-known fact that immediately after the Soviet occupation, the communist regime was established in Romania. Freedom of the press (the power of making yourself heard), freedom of expression (the power of using words to express your own personality and thoughts) and many other freedoms were vehemently denied. This regime intended to destroy Romania′s cultural identity. During the exile, Mircea Eliade edited different publications – his own „weapons” against the communist regime. The cultural manifestations of exile are considered to be, in fact, political manifestations. However, the creative act is autonomous and shows the freedom of the human spirit that proclaims the struggle for culture. Thus, writing becomes a liberating mission, because this way of communication was, on the one hand, a form of anti-communist resistance, on the other, a duty as the exiled were free and safe: Eliade speaks in the name of all those at home, because he subtracts himself from censorship. This way the Romanian culture continued to be connected to universal values. The main purpose of the press was to fight with the political party’s worst aim: to obliterate the Romanian spirituality. Even if Eliade was forced to live outside his motherland, he communicated with people, by means of literature, about what was important to them, so that they could enhance the positive experience of having knowledge about their own identity. Through involvement in cultural activities, Eliade shows that he still belongs to the Romanian spirituality. He thinks that spirituality reflects itself in the cultural manifestations of a nation. The cultural contributions of the exiles are aimed at defining national identity and revealing the traditional values of a country.

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