The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Paperback - 432 pages
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As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation's Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists-including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers-and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
Since its release in 1949,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph CampbellââŹâ˘s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the HeroââŹâ˘s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the worldââŹâ˘s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.
As part of the Joseph Campbell FoundationââŹâ˘s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artistsââŹâincluding authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakersââŹâand continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Paperback - 432 pages
Ă
As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation's Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists-including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers-and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
Since its release in 1949,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph CampbellââŹâ˘s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the HeroââŹâ˘s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the worldââŹâ˘s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.
As part of the Joseph Campbell FoundationââŹâ˘s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artistsââŹâincluding authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakersââŹâand continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
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Paperback - 432 pages
Ă
As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation's Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists-including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers-and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
Since its release in 1949,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph CampbellââŹâ˘s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the HeroââŹâ˘s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the worldââŹâ˘s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.
As part of the Joseph Campbell FoundationââŹâ˘s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.
As relevant today as when it was first published,Ă The Hero with a Thousand FacesĂ continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artistsââŹâincluding authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakersââŹâand continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
