The Flight of the Wild Gander: Explorations in the Mythological Dimension
In these essays, Joseph Campbell explores the origins of myth and their role in everyday life from Grimm fairy tales to Native American legends. He explains how the symbolic content of myth is linked to universal human experience and how myths and experiences change over time. Included is his...
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In these essays, Joseph Campbell explores the origins of myth and their role in everyday life from Grimm fairy tales to Native American legends. He explains how the symbolic content of myth is linked to universal human experience and how myths and experiences change over time. Included is his acclaimed essay Mythogenesis,” which examines the rise and fall of a Native American legend. Campbell has become one of the rarest of intellectuals ... a serious thinker who has been embraced by the popular culture.” Newsweek
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060964900 (0060964901)
Publish date: September 1st 1990
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition language: English
Series: The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
I am a huge fan of Joseph Campbell and while the majority of his books are very accessible and easy to read, this book is not one of those. I actually tried getting through this about 15 years ago and the language was far too dense and academic for me (and I am a student of anthropology!). I picked ...
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