Overview

This collection, first published in 1992, offers critical-interpretive essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), one of a very few international experts on myth. Joseph Campbell examines myths and mythologies from a comparative point of view, and he stresses those similarities among myths the world over as they suggest an existing, transcendent unity of all humankind. His interpretations foster an openness, even a generous appreciation of, all myths; and he attempts to generate a broad, sympathetic understanding of the role of these ‘stories’ in human history, in our present-day lives, and in the possibilities of our future.

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Author:   Kenneth L. Golden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781138843240

ISBN 10:   1138843245
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   10 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part 1. The Man 1.1. The Soul's High Adventure: Campbell's Comparative Mythology Phil Cousineau 1.2. Freud, Jung, and Campbell Stephen Larsen 1.3. Myth Versus Religion for Campbell Robert A. Segal 1.4. Interpreting Campbell: Hermeneutics and Comparative Mythology Gregory Salyer 1.5. The American Roots of Campbell's Mythic Vision Ted R. Spivey Part 2. The Work 2.1. The Twin Heroes: Campbell's Solar/Lunar Vision of the Masculine Howard Teich 2.2. Campbell on Myth, Romantic Love, and Marriage Joseph K. Davis 2.3. Campbell and Schopenhauer: Synchronicity and the Tragic Vision Sandra J. Smith 2.4. Campbell, the Feminine Principle, and the Romantic Male Hero Donna McGee Onebane 2.5. The Chariot of the Hero: Myth and Metaphor in Campbell Joan Weatherly 2.6. The Rhetoric of Mythology and Science in Campbell's Works Kenneth T. Rainey Part 3. The Farther Reaches 3.1. Campbell and the ""Vanilla-Frosted Temple"": From Myth to Multiplex Harold Schechter and Jonna Gormely Semeiks 3.2. Campbell, Science Fiction, and Space Age Myths Kenneth L. Golden 3.3. Campbell and the Inklings - Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams Vernon R. Hyles 3.4. The Power of Wilderness: Campbell and the Ecological Imperative Mary A. Doll 3.5. Campbell, America, and the Individual as New Hero Dabney Gray 3.6. Campbell and the Perennial Philosophy: Social Sciences, Mysticism, and Myth Mark Meadows"

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