Uses of Comparative Mythology (Rle Myth) |
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| Author:
| Golden, Kenneth L. |
| Editor:
| Golden, Kenneth L. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-336-14872-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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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";...
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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."