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The Hero with A Thousand Faces (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) Hardcover – 23 Apr 2012

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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: New World Library; 3rd edition (23 April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1577315936
  • ISBN-13: 978-1577315933
  • Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 15.2 x 22.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
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A brilliant examination, through ancient hero myths, of man s eternal struggle for identity. --Time

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Despite their infinite variety of incident, setting, and number costume, the myths of the world offer only a limited number of responses to the riddle of life.

In this fascinating and influential book, Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Apollo, the Frog King of the fairy tale, Wotan, the Buddha., and numerous other protagonists of folklore and religion enact simultaneously the various phases of their common story.

The relationship of their timeless symbols to those discovered in dream by contemporary depth psychology is taken as a starting point for interpretation. The psychological view is then compared with the words of such spiritual leaders as Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Lao-tse, and the 'Old Man' of the Australian tribes. From behind a thousand faces the single hero looks out, archetype of all human myth.

"Campbell's words carry extraordinary weight, not only among scholars but a wide range of other people who find his search down mythical pathways relevant to their lives today."
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5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant
By jimHPfan on 18 Mar. 2017
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An amazing book.
If you're into mythology and other cultures. This is up your street.
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery good service.
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Product and delivery as expected. Very good service. Recommend
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book for contemplation and inner journey
By PanMGreen on 16 Sept. 2009
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I actually read this book many years ago, gave a copy to my wonderful son before he went to live in Finland. This particular purchase was sent directly to my very well-read 18-year old nephew/Godson who recently departed to spend 6 months on a Kibbutz in Israel. I think it is a very apt gift and will be re-read throughout life.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must to have in any home library!!!
By A Customer on 10 Jan. 2000
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An excellent and very informative read. So absorbing couldn't put it down until finished! The author presents this book in an innovative and interesting way : a psychological interpretation of the hero throughout human history and across the continents analysing various myths and legends. A must for all budding authors because the book can be used as a blueprint for writing novels through its in depth look at the role of the hero.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA work of pure genius!
By Marc John on 9 Aug. 2006
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The key to understanding this classic book, and getting the most from it, is to realise that it's actually all about YOU. Campbell wrote it for YOU. Just think about the title for a start. YOU are the hero and your hero's journey is all about finding your inner life, your divine spark, and being engulfed and re-born out of it. This is what all the world's great hero myths were really talking about, symbolically, and Campbell brilliantly draws together the universal themes and parallels running through all the world's mystical and religious traditions, all of which were concerned (when understood metaphorically instead of literally) with this marvellous "death and resurrection" of the human psyche - from human animal to divine incarnation. It's a heroic deed which we all have the potential to achieve, and this book vibrantly and beautifully recollects many anicent stories that have drawn Mankind's imagination toward this very real transformation, through the use of the oldest and best means at our disposal - symbolic storytelling. This book is not just for the student or teacher of mythology or comparative religion, it's for everyone on the spiritual path. In fact, this book speaks directly to you wherever you are right now in life, whether on that path or not. Simply brilliant, and possibly the most important book of the 20th century. Even the full five star rating is not enough!
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Peter A Harrison on 11 April 2017
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Will read soon, many thanks
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5.0 out of 5 starsNot just the Hero's but Everyman's (and woman's) journey
By U. Sinha on 11 July 2009
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This is a classic for writers and storytellers and I'm ashamed to say I've only just read it at the age of 56. However, like many profound books, it's a book that means much more when one's ready for it. I'm not sure if I'd read it younger, or at a calm period in my life, that it would have had such an impact, although it's wonderfully researched and beautifully written and would be illuminating on a purely academic level. I read it after going through one of those periods where life throws up one thing after another until it seems more than just coincidence - like some sort of extreme test of one's strength. It helped me to assimilate the experience - recognising the hero's journey in my own, with its entry into dark places, its ordeals, and the eventual emergence with invisible treasure. Looking for the treasure helped me to make meaning from what I had experienced and focus on the positive instead of the negative. Since then I have looked up the myths and started reading some of the books he uses as sources, which is also proving fascinating. It's a book I will read again and again because I know I will find deeper meanings in it with each reading, and it has also given me an insight into the themes of my own life and writing, and sources for stories to tell.
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By Mal on 2 Sept. 2013
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I was expecting a difficult to follow book but JC writes in a plain simple and easily understandable way and frankly I could hardly put the book down being so enthralled at the content. A great informative read.
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