Myths to Live by - Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell was the world's greatest authority on myth his monumental four-volume The Masks of God is a definitive work on the subject and in Myths to Live By he explores how these enduring myths still influence our daily lives and can provide personal meaning in our lives. Myths are a way of explaining the cosmos the origin of life and Man's relationship with their environment; they play a cohesive role in society. Joseph Campbell analyses myth in psychoanalytic terms to reveal their essential qualities and to demonstrate how they continue to reflect human needs providing reassurance even in today's world. Ranging from Zen koans and Indian aesthetics to walking on the moon Joseph Campbell explores how myth and religion follow the same archetypes which are not exclusive to any single race religion or region. Campbell believed that all religion is a search for the same transcendent and fundamental spiritual truths. He shows how we must recognise the common denominators between differing myths and faiths and allow this knowledge to fulfil human potential everywhere.

TITLE: Myths to Live by

AUTHOR: Joseph Campbell

SKU: 9780285647312

PUBLISHER: Profile Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 09/02/1995

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 288

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 138 mm x 215 mm x 18 mm

WEIGHT: 275 gr