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Myths to Live By: How we re-create ancient legends in our daily lives to release human potential

Myths to Live By: How we re-create ancient legends in our daily lives to release human potential

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Myths to Live By: How we re-create ancient legends in our daily lives to release human potential

by Campbell, Joseph

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0140194614
ISBN 13
9780140194616
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New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to edges; small scratch near spine on back cover; otherwise spine staight and uncreased; appears unread; In this book, Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, returning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the creative imagination. Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the earth have been shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region, or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential everywhere.

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What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, retuning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the creative imagination. Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the Earth have been shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region, or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential everywhere.

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Title
Myths to Live By: How we re-create ancient legends in our daily lives to release human potential
Author
Campbell, Joseph
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
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Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140194614
ISBN 13
9780140194616
Publisher
Penguin Books
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1993
Pages
288
Keywords
MYTHS MYTHOLOGY RELIGION HUMAN POTENTIAL UNIVERSAL MYTHS CREATIVITY ARCHETYPES

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