Journal II, 1957-1969

Mircea Eliade. University of Chicago Press, $17 (362pp) ISBN 978-0-226-20413-0

``Here is a rich and provocative book--a dazzlingpk journal kept by the renowned Romanian Orientalist and historian of religion during his professorship at the University of Chicago,'' reported PW . ``The breadth of Eliade's mind is as extraordinary as the range of his friendships.'' (Nov.)

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