N - 207/3 | The Masks of God, Volume 3: Occidental Mythology (The Masks of God #3) by Joseph Campbell

Explore the power of myth as it flowered in the ancient Near East and the Classical World.
A systematic and fascinating comparison of the themes that underlie the art, worship, and literature of the Western world.

In this third volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology — the preeminent mythologist looks at the pagan religions of Greece, Rome, and the Celts, as well as the Abrahamic religions — Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Exploring the West’s shift from female-centered to male-centered mythology, Campbell examines the distinguishing characteristics and the shared root concepts of these mythologies.The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell’s masterworks.

(Comparative Mythology: Greek mythology, Roman mythology, Celtic mythology, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, the Classical World)

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