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Interesting, looking forward to the book. Gimbutas’ work is also in line with Graves’, worth looking into it. I read the Ted Anton book when it came out, which led me to Culianu’s short fiction. Interesting to say the least, like a cross between Eliade (Mircea not Mercia, btw) and Umberto Eco. Not fully realized tho, imo. Sad that he was…
Interesting, looking forward to the book. Gimbutas’ work is also in line with Graves’, worth looking into it. I read the Ted Anton book when it came out, which led me to Culianu’s short fiction. Interesting to say the least, like a cross between Eliade (Mircea not Mercia, btw) and Umberto Eco. Not fully realized tho, imo. Sad that he was taken so early. Someone should track down his gf at the time, Hillary Wiesner, I bet she’s got stories…
Yes I too was a little disappointed by the short fiction of his I read. Eros and Magic in the Renaissance is a supreme masterpiece containing within it many wonders. Thank you for the typo correction. I think I am becoming slightly more dyslexic as I age, which is slightly disconcerting, but, having Googled it just now, I find is apparently common.
Yea, Eros & Magic is a stone cold classic. And probably the reason (in a ‘magical’ way) he was murdered.