Mircea Eliade
E629448
essayist
historian of religion
human
journalist
novelist
philosopher
religious studies scholar
short story writer
university teacher
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, philosopher, and writer, best known for his influential works on the history and phenomenology of religion and on myth and symbolism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mircea Eliade canonical | 12 |
| Eliade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6938036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mircea Eliade Context triple: [University of Bucharest, notableAlumni, Mircea Eliade]
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A.
Lucien Febvre
Lucien Febvre was a pioneering French historian and co-founder of the Annales School, known for transforming the study of history through interdisciplinary and long-term social analysis.
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B.
Aleida Assmann
Aleida Assmann is a German cultural scientist and literary scholar renowned for her influential work on cultural memory and remembrance.
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C.
Karl Kerényi
Karl Kerényi was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian classical philologist and historian of religion, best known for his influential studies of Greek mythology and its psychological and cultural significance.
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D.
René Guénon
René Guénon was a French metaphysician and esotericist whose influential works on traditionalism and Eastern and Western spiritual doctrines helped shape 20th-century perennialist thought.
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E.
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mircea Eliade Target entity description: Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, philosopher, and writer, best known for his influential works on the history and phenomenology of religion and on myth and symbolism.
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A.
Lucien Febvre
Lucien Febvre was a pioneering French historian and co-founder of the Annales School, known for transforming the study of history through interdisciplinary and long-term social analysis.
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B.
Aleida Assmann
Aleida Assmann is a German cultural scientist and literary scholar renowned for her influential work on cultural memory and remembrance.
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C.
Karl Kerényi
Karl Kerényi was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian classical philologist and historian of religion, best known for his influential studies of Greek mythology and its psychological and cultural significance.
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D.
René Guénon
René Guénon was a French metaphysician and esotericist whose influential works on traditionalism and Eastern and Western spiritual doctrines helped shape 20th-century perennialist thought.
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E.
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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historian of religion ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ religious studies scholar ⓘ short story writer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Romania
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Romania ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-04-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Bucharest ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Bucharest
ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ University of Paris ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eliade
ⓘ
linked to:
Mircea Eliade
|
| fieldOfWork |
comparative religion
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fiction ⓘ history of religions ⓘ mythology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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fantastic literature ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Mircea ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
historian
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romanian ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf | Romanian Academy ⓘ |
| movement |
comparative religion
ⓘ
phenomenology of religion ⓘ |
| name | Mircea Eliade ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Romanian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
coincidentia oppositorum
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hierophany ⓘ myth of the eternal return ⓘ sacred and profane ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Religious Ideas
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Maitreyi ⓘ Myth of the Eternal Return ⓘ Noaptea de Sânziene ⓘ Patterns in Comparative Religion ⓘ Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy ⓘ The Sacred and the Profane ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bucharest ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Oak Woods Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of history of religions ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Christinel Eliade
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linked to:
Nina Eliade
Nina Eliade ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bucharest
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Chicago ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
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linked to: Mircea Eliade