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Myths to live by

by Campbell Joseph

Synopsis

What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, retuning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the creative imagination.

Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the Earth have been shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region, or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential everywhere.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1993
ISBN-13 9780140194616
ISBN-10 0140194614
Class Copyright
Publisher Arkana
Subject SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 278
Shelf No. HB508
Grade Range 12 - 12
Ages 18 - 99