{"product_id":"two-strange-tales-paperback","title":"Two Strange Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMircea Eliade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo speaks a character in Two Strange Tales, a pair of novellas in which Westerners are caught up in the uncanny realm of Eastern religion and magic. In \"Nights at Serampore, \" three European scholars, traveling deep in the forests of Bengal, are inexplicably cast into another time and space where they witness the violent murder of a young Hindu wife. In \"The Secret of Dr. Honigberger, \" a respectable Rumanian physician vanishes without a trace after experimenting with yogic techniques in his quest for the legendary invisible world called Shambhala.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMircea Eliade (1907-1986), a native of Rumania, was a leading scholar of religion, widely known for his writings on the history of religion, the structure of myth, and spiritual symbolism, including \u003ci\u003eShamanism, Yoga: Immortality and Freedom, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Religious Ideas. \u003c\/i\u003e He also wrote autobiographical works as well as numerous stories, novels, and plays. Fiction offered him a unique complementary way to explore some of the themes of his scholarly work, such as sacred time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.48 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714745307199,"sku":"9781570626630","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dd031685dfd7a3c6608a59df9f241a92.webp?v=1765069188","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/two-strange-tales-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}