Book Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 1) Joseph Campbell

portada Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 1)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Campbell

Publisher

New World Library

Language

English

Pages

528

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.8 x 15.0 x 4.3 cm

Weight

0.70 kg.

ISBN13

9781608687251

Synopsis "Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 1)"

The first volume in Joseph Campbell's monumental four-volume Masks of God series, originally published in 1959 and now revised with up-to-date science and new illustrations in this Collected Works of Joseph Campbell edition In this first volume of The Masks of God, the world's preeminent mythologist explores and illuminates the wellsprings of myth. Showing his exemplary combination of scholarly depth and popular enthusiasm, Joseph Campbell looks at the expressions of religious awe in early humans and their echoes in the rites of surviving primal tribes. Campbell shows how myth has informed our understanding of the world, seen and unseen, throughout time. As he explores and shares archetypal mythic images and practices, he also points to how these concepts inform our personal lives. Upon completing the monumental Masks of God series, Campbell found that his work affirmed "the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history." He likened this unity to a symphony in which various parts create a "great movement." Perhaps more than ever before, Campbell's insight is not only illuminating but also inspiring.

Joseph Campbell

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(Nueva York, 1904 - Honolulú, 1987) fue, junto a Mircea Eliade, el mitólogo más importante de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Profesor emérito de literatura en el Sarah Lawrence College de Nueva York, fue un reconocido escritor y conferenciante de temas de mitología y religiones comparadas.

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