It has been much speculated his murder was in consequence of his critical view of Romanian national politics. Culianu published seminal work on the interrelation of the occult, Eros, magic, physics, and history.
Analyse de leurs principaux mythes (1987)Īn expert in Gnosticism and Renaissance magic, he was encouraged and befriended by Mircea Eliade, though he gradually distanced himself from his mentor. Recherches sur les dualismes d'Occident.Gnosticismo e pensiero contemporaneo: Hans Jonas (1985).
