Uses of Comparative Mythology Pbdirect: Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell

By Kenneth L. Golden

This collection, first published in 1992, offers critical-interpretive essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), one of a very few international experts on myth. Joseph Campbell examines myths and mythologies from a comparative point of view, and he stresses those similarities among myths the world over as they suggest an existing, transcendent unity of all humankind. His interpretations foster an openness, even a generous appreciation of, all myths; and he attempts to generate a broad, sympathetic understanding of the role of these 'stories' in human history, in our present-day lives, and in the possibilities of our future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138843245
• ISBN13: 9781138843240
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"