Uses of Comparative Mythology : Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0824070925
ISBN-13
9780824070922
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
Garland Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 1st, 1992
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
453 grams
Product Classification:
Folklore, myths & legends
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A collection of 17 critical essays about Campbell (1904-87) as the foremost expert on mythology; about specific themes, questions, and subjects in his work; and about his impact on contemporary mythological study and other disciplines. Among the topics are Freud's and Jung's influence on him, his i
This collection, first published in 1992, offers critical-interpretive essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), one of a very few international experts on myth. Joseph Campbell examines myths and mythologies from a comparative point of view, and he stresses those similarities among myths the world over as they suggest an existing, transcendent unity of all humankind. His interpretations foster an openness, even a generous appreciation of,?all myths; and he attempts to generate a broad, sympathetic understanding of the role of these ''stories'' in human history, in our present-day lives, and in the possibilities of our future.
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