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The first volume in Joseph Campbell?s monumental four-volume The Masks of God series, originally published in 1959 and now revised with up-to-date science and new illustrations in this Collected Works of Joseph Campbell paperback edition

In this first volume of The Masks of God, the world?s preeminent mythologist explores and illuminates the wellsprings of myth. Showing his exemplary combination of scholarly depth and popular enthusiasm, Joseph Campbell looks at the expressions of religious awe in early humans and their echoes in the rites of surviving primal tribes. Campbell shows how myth has informed our understanding of the world, seen and unseen, throughout time. As he explores and shares archetypal mythic images and practices, he also points to how these concepts inform our personal lives.

Upon completing The Masks of God, Campbell found that his work affirmed ?the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history.? He likened this unity to a symphony in which various parts create a ?great movement.? Perhaps more than ever before, Campbell?s insight is not only illuminating but also inspiring.

Primitive Mythology: (The Masks of God, Volume 1)

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      Publisher New World Library
      Published 8 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9781608689033
      978-1608689033
      ISBN-10 1608689034
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      History Archaeology Cultural studies: customs and traditions Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first volume in Joseph Campbell?s monumental four-volume The Masks of God series, originally published in 1959 and now revised with up-to-date science and new illustrations in this Collected Works of Joseph Campbell paperback edition

      In this first volume of The Masks of God, the world?s preeminent mythologist explores and illuminates the wellsprings of myth. Showing his exemplary combination of scholarly depth and popular enthusiasm, Joseph Campbell looks at the expressions of religious awe in early humans and their echoes in the rites of surviving primal tribes. Campbell shows how myth has informed our understanding of the world, seen and unseen, throughout time. As he explores and shares archetypal mythic images and practices, he also points to how these concepts inform our personal lives.

      Upon completing The Masks of God, Campbell found that his work affirmed ?the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history.? He likened this unity to a symphony in which various parts create a ?great movement.? Perhaps more than ever before, Campbell?s insight is not only illuminating but also inspiring.

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