The hero with a thousand faces
by Joseph Campbell
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In this book, Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Apollo, the Frog King of the fairy tale, Wotan, the Buddha, and numerous other protagonists of folklore and religion, enact simultaneously the various phases of their common story. The psychological view is then compared with the words of such spiritual leaders as Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Lao-tse, and the 'Old Men' of Australian tribes. From behind a thousand faces the single hero emerges, archetype of all myth.
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Mythology, Psychoanalysis, Mythologie, Helden (personen), Psychanalyse, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Jungian psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Psykoanalys, Mythos, Held, LITERARY CRITICISM, Folklore & Mythology, Mytologi, Religious mythology, Religions, Christianity, Mitologia E Mito, HeroesShowing 5 featured editions. View all 16 editions?
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1972, Princeton University Press
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1968, Princeton University Press
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"Second ed., 1968 ... first Princeton/Bollingen pbk. printing, 1972."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is not a bad thing, since the retelling is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. (Amazon.com review.)
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