The hero with a thousand faces
Describes how the "protagonists of folklore and religion enact simultaneously the various phases of their common story" and relates "their timeless symbols to those rediscovered in dream by contemporary depth psychology."
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J.] :
Princeton University Press,
[1968, c1949]
Princeton, N.J.] : Princeton University Press [1968, ©1949] Princeton, N.J.] : [1971, c1949] Princeton, N.J.] [1968, c1949] [Princeton, N.J.] : [1968, c1949] Princeton, N.J. : 1968, c1949 Princeton, N.J.] [1968, c1949] Princeton, N.J. : 1972 Princeton, NJ : [1968] |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Bollingen series ;
17 Bollingen series, 17 Bollingen series ; 17 Bollingen series 17 |
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| Summary: | Describes how the "protagonists of folklore and religion enact simultaneously the various phases of their common story" and relates "their timeless symbols to those rediscovered in dream by contemporary depth psychology." 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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| Item Description: | Originally published as hbk.: 1968 This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 416 p illus. 24 cm. xxiii, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xxiii, 416 p. : illus. ; 24 cm xxiii, 416 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm xxiii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm xxiii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliographical footnotes Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0691017840 0691097437 9780691017846 9780691097435 |