Secrets, lies, and consequences: a great scholar's hidden past and his proteǵé's unsolved murder

In May 1991, having received threats that terrified him, rising academic star Ioan Culianu entrusted a colleague with a mysterious set of papers. A week later, Culianu was murdered. What was in those mysterious papers? And what connection might they have to Culianu's death? The papers eventuall...

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Main Author: Lincoln, Bruce (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Further subjects:B Religion historians (Romance language area)
B Cold cases (Criminal investigation) (United States)
B Culianu, Ioan P
B Fascism History 20th century (Romance language area)
B Religion & beliefs
B Eliade, Mircea (1907-1986)
B Religion
B Murder (United States)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:In May 1991, having received threats that terrified him, rising academic star Ioan Culianu entrusted a colleague with a mysterious set of papers. A week later, Culianu was murdered. What was in those mysterious papers? And what connection might they have to Culianu's death? The papers eventually passed into the hands of Bruce Lincoln, and their story is at the heart of this book.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 14, 2023)
ISBN:0197689132
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197689103.001.0001