Journal IV 1979-1985

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Summary: Introspective
Review: Perhaps it's the journalist in me that enjoys knowing the thoughts of other people. Mircea Eliade left his thoughts with us. This section of his journal covers the years 1979-1985. It was a time he was active as a scholar. His description of the sorts of things I relate to, such as reading, acquiring books, writing, preparing presentations and such sort of reinforce the work. I see it as a continuation in a sense. Scholarly pursuits continue from one person to another, from one generation to another. That is not to say I agree with him. It is simply to say I identify with the arena in which he worked. In fact, agreement on issues is not what I am talking about here.
If you are like me and enjoy reading the intimate thoughts of a writer/researcher/inquirer then you will like this book.