What is Ioan P. Culianu?
'''Ioan Petru Culianu''' (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a [[Romania]]n [[history of religion|historian of religion]], [[cultural history|culture]], [[intellectual history|ideas]], [[philosophy|philosopher]], [[politics|political essayist]], [[poet]], [[mystic]] and [[writer|short story writer]]. He was 41 when he was shot in the head in the men's room in his University, Divine School where he was teaching on May 21 1991. At times he preached against [[communism]] and its system of brainwashing youth. It is alleged that he was killed on the orders of outgoing Romanian Communist Party leaders. ==Other websites== *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/erosmagicandthedeath.htm Biography - The life and death of Romanian mystic, The Forces of Darkness- professor Ioan Culianu] *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/erosmagicandthedeath.htm Culianu's works] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Culianu, Ioan}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:1991 deaths]] [[Category:Romanian writers]] [[Category:Romanian historians]] [[Category:Romanian poets]] [[Category:20th-century philosophers]] [[Category:Romanian philosophers]]