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Joseph Campbell's The Masks of God, complete in four volumes – the landmark comparative study of world mythology.
Campbell's four-volume masterwork traces the development of myth across human history: Primitive Mythology, Oriental Mythology, Occidental Mythology and Creative Mythology. Together they form one of the most ambitious surveys of religion, ritual and symbol ever written, and the foundation for much of Campbell's later popular work.
Primitive Mythology examines the psychological foundations of myth in hunting and planting cultures. Oriental Mythology follows the traditions of Egypt, India, China and Japan. Occidental Mythology traces the Western line through the Levant, Greece, Rome and the Judaeo-Christian and Islamic traditions. Creative Mythology shows how, from the Middle Ages onwards, individual artists and writers – from the Grail romances to Joyce and Mann – took over the role of myth-maker.
Written between 1959 and 1968, the series draws on archaeology, anthropology, psychology and literature to argue that the world's mythologies share common roots in human experience. Complete four-volume sets are the most practical way to own the work and are always in demand.
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was an American mythologist and professor at Sarah Lawrence College, best known for The Hero with a Thousand Faces and the television series The Power of Myth. His ideas on the hero's journey have influenced writers, filmmakers and psychologists worldwide.
Ideal for: students of comparative mythology and religion, writers and storytellers, and readers of Jung, Eliade and Campbell.
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Joseph Campbell's The Masks of God, complete in four volumes – the landmark comparative study of world mythology.
Campbell's four-volume masterwork traces the development of myth across human history: Primitive Mythology, Oriental Mythology, Occidental Mythology and Creative Mythology. Together they form one of the most ambitious surveys of religion, ritual and symbol ever written, and the foundation for much of Campbell's later popular work.
Primitive Mythology examines the psychological foundations of myth in hunting and planting cultures. Oriental Mythology follows the traditions of Egypt, India, China and Japan. Occidental Mythology traces the Western line through the Levant, Greece, Rome and the Judaeo-Christian and Islamic traditions. Creative Mythology shows how, from the Middle Ages onwards, individual artists and writers – from the Grail romances to Joyce and Mann – took over the role of myth-maker.
Written between 1959 and 1968, the series draws on archaeology, anthropology, psychology and literature to argue that the world's mythologies share common roots in human experience. Complete four-volume sets are the most practical way to own the work and are always in demand.
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was an American mythologist and professor at Sarah Lawrence College, best known for The Hero with a Thousand Faces and the television series The Power of Myth. His ideas on the hero's journey have influenced writers, filmmakers and psychologists worldwide.
Ideal for: students of comparative mythology and religion, writers and storytellers, and readers of Jung, Eliade and Campbell.
Carefully packed and shipped from Australia. Questions about this copy, or want more photos? Get in touch.