Early in his life, Eliade was a journalist and essayist, a disciple of Romanian philosopher and journalist Nae Ionescu, and a member of the literary society Criterion. In the 1940s, he served as cultural attaché of the Kingdom of Romania to the United Kingdom and Portugal. Several times during the late 1930s, Eliade publicly expressed his support for the Iron Guard, a Romanian Christian fascist organization. His involvement with fascism at the time, as well as his other far-right connections, came under frequent criticism after World War II.
Early in his life Eliade was a journalist and essayist a disciple of Romanian philosopher and journalist Nae Ionescu and a member of the literary society Criterion In the 1940s he served as cultural attaché of the Kingdom of Romania to the United Kingdom and Portugal Several times during the late 1930s Eliade publicly expressed his support for the Iron Guard a Romanian Christian fascist organization His involvement with fascism at the time as well as his other far-right connections came under frequent criticism after World War II