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Aevum: Pubblicata a Cura Della Facolta do Lettere e Filosofia dell-Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
1974ref. 49047Milan Italy: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1974. Paperback. Nine 9 full issues. Small 4to. Stiff printed wrappers. Various paginations most ca. 200pp. Occasional illustrations. Very good overall. Mild wear to outer wrappers only else all are internally tight and fine. Unusual large group of contributor copies of this long-established Italian scholarly journal all from the library of Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano 1950-91 the controversial Romanian philosopher essayist and historian of ideas religion and culture who on May 21 1991 was murdered -- some say assassinated -- in a bathroom at the University of Chicago's Divinity School likely because he proved a vocal critic of Romania's Communist post-Revolution regime in interviews and articles. Consists of the following issues the first three of which bear his name/address Milan inkstamp on first page: Settembre-Dicembre 1974 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1975 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1975 Fasc. III-IV Gennaio-Aprile 1976 Fasc. I-II Settembre-Dicembre 1977 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1977 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1978 Fasc. II Maggio-Agosto 1979 and Gennaio-Aprile 1981. All nine issues feature an article or essay by Culianu. He signs the inside front wrapper of the Gennaio-Aprile 1976 issue in black fineline and he has inked a couple "x"s in margins near end of the Gennaio-Aprile 1977 issue. Laid into the first issue is a color picture postcard beach scene heavy stock 6" X 4" postal cancellation blurred hence no place or date -- addressed to Culianu in Milan and penned in blue ballpoint message in Italian remains untranslated and appears unsigned. Quite an interesting grouping. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore paperback
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