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A thoroughly intense and all-embracing read. In the 2-page preface written in 1948, he states such ground-shakingly obvious facts about the human psyche, that you'll wonder why these ideas had never dawned on you before. Then, into the main text of the book, and you're spirited away into an adventure that explores all forms of mythology and their importance in founding different cultures all around the world. But it goes much further than simply reciting tales from the past. The narrative (thoroughly annotated with references to other works) is so reassuring and worldly-wise, that the book is almost impossible to put down. Yet, this author seems to be humble and meek, despite the cavalcade of knowledge and calmly-considered conclusions. At one point, he claims that Buddhism and Hinduism are the best religions because they do not preach that a single figurehead is the goal of your worship, but that these religions simply suggest pathways to enlightenment. Compare Islam, Judaism and Christianity, where a single God is the end to all means. The latter religions are also represented by the most warlike countries! Both authoritative and speculative, this book is the work of a genius. This man really understood how the human mind works. First published 1949.
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The hero with a thousand faces
2004, Princeton University Press
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
January 13, 2001, Audio Renaissance
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
March 15, 1995, Audio Renaissance
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces: Vol 1-The Adventure of the Hero/Vol 2-The Cosmogonic Cycle
January 1994, St Martins Pr (a)
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paladin Books)
September 13, 1993, Fontana Press
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0586085718 9780586085714
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Hero with a Thousand Faces: The Cosmogonic Cycle (2 Audio Cassettes)
October 1990, Audio Renaissance
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1559270640 9781559270649
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
September 1989, Audio Renaissance
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1559270055 9781559270052
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Mythos Books)
March 1, 1972, Princeton University Press
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0691017840 9780691017846
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