Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero - Softcover

Leeming, David Adams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195119576 ISBN 13: 9780195119572

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1998

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Book by Leeming David Adams

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"A wonderfully well arranged collection...that offer[s] up the whole subject....It should be useful, not only for classroom study, but also for anyone wishing to advance his knowledge of this vast subject. I shall be recommending it from now on to people asking me what I read."--Joseph Campbell

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This book offers an unusual yet effective approach to the subject of mythology by stressing the universal rather than national themes. Leeming collects a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, which illustrate the stages of the universal hero. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs" and "The Descent to the Underworld" help readers strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures such as Jesus and Mohammed are also included to underline the text theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. Changes to the third edition include additional heroine myths (including Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese and African tales) and an updated bibliography.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0195119576
• ISBN 13: 9780195119572
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 290