2013 Journal of Romanian Literary Studies Issue no. 3 http://www.upm.ro/jrls/ E-ISSN: 2248-3304 Published by Petru Maior University Press, Nicolae Iorga Street No. 1, 540088, Târgu-Mureș, Romania Email:
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[email protected] Table of Contents AL. CISTELECAN Faith Testimonials ...................................................................................................................... 3 ȘTEFAN BORBELY The Literary Pursuit of a Historian of Religions: The Case of Ioan Petru Culianu ................ 13 CAIUS DOBRESCU Sphinx Riddles for Zamolxes. Ethno-Politics, Archaic Mythologies and Progressive Rock in Nicolae Ceausescu’s Romania ................................................................................................. 21 MIRCEA A. DIACONU The Critical Spirit in ”România Literară” in 1989 ................................................................. 31 LIVIU MALIȚA 1918: One Nation and Two Memories ....................................................................................