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Joseph Campbell: an Introduction (Mentor) (Paperback)

by Robert A. Segal (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Australia; Reissue edition (20 Nov 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0451627717
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451627711
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,624,729 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Briefly traces Campbell's life, discusses his theories about myth, and assesses the influence of his ideas.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Joseph Campbell on mythology, 13 Oct 2008
This review is from: Joseph Campbell: an Introduction (Paperback)
This is an introduction to Joseph Campbell's (1904-1987) works about mythology. Reading books was a real passion for him, and his initiation into the world of mythology was always a conscious one. So, unlike Jung, he never encountered any paranormal phenomena.

The most famous work of his was "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," which concentrates on hero myths alone. In it he seeks to show that all hero myths have the same meaning, because for him there's really only one hero, who merely shows a thousand faces. In the myths the hero's journey is actually inward - not outward - for he's in mental quest of values and enlightenment. If literally he discovers a strange external world, symbolically he ventures into a strange internal realm.

Campbell argues that the establishment of the sheer similarities among myths could abet world peace. Because if all people realize that their myths are the same, they may realize that they themselves are at heart the same. Anyway, reading this book one gets the impression that some of Campbell's works may have had their inner contradictions. I might still read "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" sometime to see if it's of any interest - but at the moment I feel like I'm more fascinated by Jungian views myself.
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