Showing posts with label Joseph Campbell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph Campbell. Show all posts

Thursday, April 30, 2020

N - 30 | Asian Journals India and Japan by Joseph Campbell

At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. 

However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a yearlong voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally, Japan.


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N - 31 | The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the spheres."


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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

N - 207/1 | The Masks of God, Volume 1: Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God #1) by Joseph Campbell

The author of such acclaimed books as Hero With a Thousand Faces and The Power of Myth discusses the primitive roots of mythology, examining them in light of the most recent discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, and psychology.

In this first volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology — the preeminent mythologist looks at the wellsprings of myth.


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N - 207/2 | The Masks of God, Volume 2: Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God #2) by Joseph Campbell

Explore the power of myth as it flowered in Asia.

In this second volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell's major work of comparative mythology — the pre-emimenent mythologist looks at Asian mythology as it developed over the course of five thousand years into the distinctive religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan.



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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.


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N - 207/4 | The Masks of God, Volume 4: Creative Mythology (The Masks of God #4) by Joseph Campbell

This volume explores the whole inner story of modern culture since the Dark Ages, treating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology.


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