Joseph Campbell

The Mythic Dimension

Selected Essays 1959-1987

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of writings on mythology, culture and modern life by an interpreter of myth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781608684915
• ISBN-10: 1608684911
• Artikelnr.: 46005120

Autorenporträt

Joseph Campbell is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume The Masks of God, and The Power of Myth (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Mythology and History
Comparative Mythology as an Introduction to Cross-Cultural Studies
The Historical Development of Mythology
Renewal Myths and Rites
Johann Jacob Bachofen
The Mystery Number Of The Goddess
Mythology and the Arts
Creativity
The Interpretation of Symbolic Forms
Mythological Themes in Creative Literature and Art
The Occult in Myth and Literature
Erotic Irony and Mythic Forms in the Art of Thomas Mann
Appendix: Reading list for Joseph Campbell’s Class on Mythology at Sarah
Lawrence College
Notes
A Joseph Campbell Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the Joseph Campbell Foundation