Ioan Petru Culianu (Author of Eros and Magic in the Renaissance)

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Ioan Petru Culianu

Born

in Iasi, Romania

January 05, 1950

Died

May 21, 1991

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Ioan Petru Culianu was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago from 1988 to his death, and had previously taught the history of Romanian culture at the University of Groningen.

An expert in gnosticism and Renaissance magic, he was encouraged and befriended by Mircea Eliade, though he gradually distanced himself from his mentor. Culianu published seminal work on the interrelation of the occult, Eros, magic, physics, and history.

Culianu was murdered in 1991. It has been much speculated his murder was in consequence of his critical view of Romanian national politics. Some factions of the R ...more

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	Eros and Magic in the Renaissance by Ioan Petru Culianu, Mircea Eliade (Foreword), Margaret Cook (Translation) 4.39 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1984 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of This World: Otherworldly Journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein by Ioan Petru Culianu, Lawrence E. Sullivan (Foreword by) 4.12 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jocul de smarald 4.09 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism by Ioan Petru Culianu, H.S. Wiesner (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pergamentul diafan. Ultimele povestiri 4.11 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mircea Eliade 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hesperus 4.07 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gnozele dualiste ale Occidentului 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dialoguri 卯ntrerupte. Coresponden葲a Mircea Eliade 鈥� Ioan Petru Culianu 4.15 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	P膬catul 卯mpotriva spiritului. Scrieri politice. 3.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Melancholy, being a kind of vacatio, separation of soul from body, bestowed the gift of clairvoyance and premonition. In the classifications of the Middle Ages, melancholy was included among the seven forms of vacatio, along with sleep, fainting, and solitude. The state of vacatio is characterized by a labile link between soul and body which makes the soul more independent with regard to the sensible world and allows it to neglect its physical matrix in order, in some way, better to attend to its own business.”
― Ioan Petru Culianu, Eros and Magic in the Renaissance

tags: melancholy-suffering-happiness

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“Cei ce afirm膬 c膬 omul Rena葯terii sim葲ea, cugeta 葯i ac葲iona ca noi se 卯n葯eal膬 enorm. Dimpotriv膬, noi avem obiceiul de-acum multisecular de a refula 卯n noi 卯n葯ine tot ceea ce constituia imagine a lumii la omul Rena葯terii, p芒n膬卯ntr-at芒t 卯nc芒t acesta se confund膬 cu 鈥瀠mbra鈥� noastr膬, cu ceea ce 卯nv膬葲at, prin educa葲ie, s膬 extirp膬m 葯i s膬 mutil膬m din noi 卯n葯ine. Ad膬postim 卯nc膬卯n noi un frate debil, din pricin膬 c膬 nu ne putem debarasa complet de el. Dac膬 el este caricatura noastr膬 - de vreme ce acumuleaz膬卯ntr-卯nsul tr膬s膬turile noastre cele mai infantile 葯i mai ridicole -, s膬卯ncerc膬m pentru o clip膬 s膬 ne punem 卯n locul lui: fire葯te, este foarte probabil ca el s膬 nu aib膬 despre noi o imagine mai m膬gulitoare dec芒t aceea pe care ne-o facem noi despre el. Dar orice comunicare este imposibil膬, iar barierele de v芒rst膬 nu se ridic膬 niciodat膬. De aceea, e mic膬 speran葲a c膬卯ntr-o zi ne-am putea 卯n葲elege 葯i str芒nge m芒na. Dar e 卯nc膬葯i mai redus膬 posibilitatea ca acest oaspete nelini葯titor din profunzimile noastre s膬 dispar膬 vreodat膬.
脦n lipsa putin葲ei de a ajunge la o 卯n葲elegere cordial膬, trebuie s膬卯nv膬葲膬m a-l privi f膬r膬 prea mult膬 superioritate. C膬ci noi am pierdut ceea ce el avea, iar el nu are ceea ce noi am cucerit. P芒n膬 la urm膬, aceste cantit膬葲i sunt egale. Dac膬 noi am realizat c芒teva dintre dorin葲ele cele mai arz膬toare ale imagina葲iei sale, nu trebuie s膬 uit膬m c膬 am distrus tot pe-at芒tea 葯 c膬 acestea s-ar putea v膬di irecuperabile.”
― Ioan Petru Culianu, Eros and Magic in the Renaissance

tags: culianu, 辞尘耻濒-谤别苍补葯迟别谤颈颈

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“- Ceea ce v膬d aici, am gr膬it 卯ncet, ca pentru mine, trebuie s膬 fie un ornic. Dar el arat膬 dou膬sprezece ore, iar ziua are dou膬zeci 葯i patru.
- Dar ne d膬m seama cu u葯urin葲膬 dac膬 este miezul zilei sau miezul nop葲ii, nu-i a葯a?
La treaba asta nu m膬 g卯ndisem.
- Dar este bine cunoscut c膬 orele de peste zi 葯i orele nop葲ii s卯nt egale numai la cele dou膬 echinoc葲ii; iarna orele zilei s卯nt mai scurte, vara s卯nt mai lungi dec卯t cele ale nop葲ii.
- Ai v膬zut vreodat膬 o clepsidr膬?
Da, v膬zusem.
- Ei bine, clepsidra nu e diferit膬. At卯t ceasul cu nisip, c卯t 葯i ornicul mecanic func葲ioneaz膬 dup膬 o conven葲ie conform c膬reia toate orele s卯nt egale.
- Dar contrazice 卯n a葯a m膬sur膬 realitatea, 卯nc卯t un asemenea instrument nu e prea folositor. 脦ntr-adev膬r, cine are nevoie de o scul膬 s膬-i spun膬 ora, c卯nd poate s膬 vad膬 asta privind cerul? 脦n cur卯nd ni se vor spune 葯i ale lucruri evidente, anotimpul de pild膬 sau anii vie葲ii. N膬scociri inutile, cred.”
― Ioan Petru Culianu, Jocul de smarald

tags: 肠辞苍惫别苍葲颈颈-辫补谤补诲颈驳尘膬

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