MYTHS TO LIVE BY

Campbell, Joseph, Fairchild, Johnson E.

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"There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have evern known it." -The Village VoiceWhat 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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Writer
Campbell, Joseph, Fairchild, Johnson E.
Title
MYTHS TO LIVE BY
Publisher
PENGUIN GROUP
Year
1993
Language
English
Pages
288
Weight
264 gr
EAN
9780140194616
Dimensions
214 x 140 x 23 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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