Search Results: zalmoxis the vanishing god comparative studies by eliade mircea

The University of Chicago Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Clean pages except for light foxing around edges and a prior owner's note in pen on the front free endpaper; the hard cover has a pale streak at the lower front and some softening at corners and spine ends; the dust jacket is noticeably faded along the spine, edgeworn with small chips and tears along top and bottom and along foreedges and spine sides, and scuffed on the rear, but remains striking and generally intact, now protected in a clear sleeve. x, 260pp. incl. index.

Chicago IL: The University Of Chicago Press, 1972. Paperback. Good. Covers show a bit of rubbing, spine a bit darkened. ; 260 pages. Translated by Willard R. Trask. "Eliade's study covers such topics as the origins of the ethnic name of the Dacians; the cult of Zalmoxis, mysterious god of the ancient Getae; the folk cosmogonic myth in Romanian folklore; the mythico-ritual meanings of legends concerning the founding of the Moldavian state; and the significance of folk beliefs involving magic and ecstacy, as well as the mandrake plant." ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 "; 260 pages.

University of Chicago Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!