Some factions of the Romanian political right openly celebrated his murder. It has been much speculated his murder was in consequence of his critical view of Romanian national politics. Culianu published seminal work on the interrelation of the occult, Eros, magic, physics, and history. 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.Īn expert in Gnosticism and Renaissance magic, he was encouraged and befriended by Mircea Eliade, though he gradually distanced himself from his mentor.
Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – ) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer.
Analyse de leurs principaux mythes (1987)
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