THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION; 16 VOLUMES by Eliade, Mircea; Various Authors - 1987

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Good- condition.. Quarto. 16 volumes, including the index vol.). Double column text. Original burgundy buckram with silver-stamped decor and ruling, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs, concepts, practices, and major figures of religions past and present. But for some minor spotting on fore edges, this is a very clean, unmarked set. "The planners... attempted to solicit contributions from the most advanced scholars at work in the various fields of study; they asked their contributors for the most up-to-date information available, to be sure, but also for histories of interpretation and the most current interpretive schemes. That much of what was said in the ERE [Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, 1908-1926] has now gone out of date and that all of it reflects the scholarship of the time in which it was produced are melancholy reminders that any encyclopedia,… Read More

Macmillan Publishing , 1986. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-Library. All Volumes have wear on corner where lower meets out edge of text, and various volumes show wear on corners of covers. Otherwise VG. (Heavy item, will require additional shipping fees)