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Uses of Comparative Mythology : Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell
Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9780824070922
- ISBN-10: 0824070925
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: August 1992
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.07 pounds
- Page Count: 296
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