Mircea Eliade
A History of Religious Ideas.
The University of Chicago Press, 1978. Translations by Willard R. Trask, Alf Hiltebeitel, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona of "Histoire des croyances et des idees religieuses" (Payot, 1976-1983). xvii/489, xi/565, xii/359 pages.
Three-volume set. Each softcover volume measures approximately 6.25" x 9.25". Books displays light shelfwear, with third volume showing nicks and minor creasing at edges. Bindings are sound. University department ink stamp appears on half title pages. Interiors are otherwise clean and bright.
"This extraordinary work delves into the subject of religion in the prehistoric and ancient worlds—humankind’s earliest quests for meaning. From Neanderthal burials to the mythology of the Iron Age, to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, India, and beyond, it offers both an appreciation of the wide-ranging diversity of religious expression—and a consideration of the fundamental unity of religious phenomena."