Myths to Live By
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Myths to Live By is a collection of essays (originally given as lectures) by mythologist Joseph Campbell during the time period of 1958 to 1971.
The deep power of myth on the inner, spiritual lives of human beings throughout the ages (including our own age) is the common theme running throughout all of the essays in the collection.
[edit] Publication history
Myths to Live By was originally published by Penguin Books in 1972. The reprint edition (February 1, 1993) is a 288 page paperback, ISBN 0-14-019461-4.
[edit] Contents
- The Impact of Science on Myth (1961)
- The Emergence of Mankind (1966)
- The Importance of Rites (1964)
- The Separation of East and West (1961)
- The Confrontation of East and West in Religion (1970)
- The Inspiration of Oriental Art (1958)
- Zen (1969)
- The Mythology of Love (1967)
- Mythologies of War and Peace (1967)
- Schizophrenia- the Inward Journey (1970)
- The Moon Walk- The Outer Journey (1970)
- Envoy: No More Horizons (1971)
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