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The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Door Joseph Campbell

Categorie
Filosofie
Boeknummer
#347734-VA41
Titel
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Auteur
Campbell, Joseph
Boektype
Paperback
Druk
2e druk
Uitgeverij
Princeton University Press
Jaar van uitgave
1968
ISBN10
0691017840
ISBN13
9780691017846
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, some b/w illustrations, figures, 8vo. Bolingen Series.
Samenvatting

Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949, the book hit the New York Times best-seller list in 1988 when it became the subject of The Power of Myth , a PBS television special. The first popular work to combine the spiritual and psychological insights of modern psychoanalysis with the archetypes of world mythology, the book creates a roadmap for navigating the frustrating path of contemporary life. Examining heroic myths in the light of modern psychology, it considers not only the patterns and stages of mythology but also its relevance to our lives today - and to the life of any person seeking a fully realized existence. Myth, according to Campbell, is the pro... (Lees verder)jection of a culture's dreams onto a large screen; Campbell's book, like Star Wars , the film it helped inspire, is an exploration of the big-picture moments from the stage that is our world. It is a must-have resource for both experienced students of mythology and the explorer just beginning to approach myth as a source of knowledge.
Pagina's
416
Conditie
Goed — Second edtion 1968.
Prijs
€ 9,00

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