Japanese edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Mythical heroes exists across all cultures and all times and have surprisingly similar themes of adventure and transformation in their journey. An analysis of modern psychology and comparative mythology, it is a revolutionary understanding that is still in use today. New translation of the classic masterpiece by mythology scholar Joseph Campbell. Vol 2 of 2. In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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Japanese edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Mythical heroes exists across all cultures and all times and have surprisingly similar themes of adventure and transformation in their journey. An analysis of modern psychology and comparative mythology, it is a revolutionary understanding that is still in use today. New translation of the classic masterpiece by mythology scholar Joseph Campbell. Vol 2 of 2. In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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Add this copy of The Hero With a Thousand Faces to cart. $32.83, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Hayakawa Publishing/Tsai Fong Books.
This Audio is 1st class, and has, to put it mildly, and plethora of information.
Cheryl B
Jan 8, 2016
This book was like new and the seller took care in sending it. Loved the pkg. stickers
PattieK
Feb 11, 2011
Amazing story
I was interested in reading this book after reading The Power of Myth last year, by the same author. Whereas the Power of Myth was essentially an overview of Cambell's work, this book is a deeper, more specific study. One of the best things about it is how it illustrates the major arguments by including large selections of many myths from all over the world.
StarryTelling
Aug 27, 2009
Improv
Though not designed for this purpose, it is a great book to read while taking an improv class. One can substitute the word improv for mythology in a few of the paragraphs and it still makes sense!
WCook
Dec 7, 2007
A delightful adventure
Originally written in 1949, this book has become a classic, wielding an influence at least as great as that of Sir James Frazer's The Golden Bough. Many prominent people have admitted being influenced by it, including filmmaker George Lucas, who read it after completing the draft of the first "Star Wars" movie and went back and revised his screenplay to more-closely follow Campbell's ideas. Campbell's thesis was that all cultural and religious myths were basically the same; that is, they generally conformed to a universal model, which Campbell claimed has remained remarkably constant throughout mankind's history. Campbell also agreed with Sigmund Freud and Robert Graves that myths are deliberately disguised, so that only the enlightened understand them. What we see superficially as an astounding story contains a deep, fundamental concept of mankind's most basic nature. As an explanation of why this universal aspect exists, Campbell further maintained that we all have hero-dreams that follow the same pattern: we are alone, we come upon a major obstacle, we overcome the problem, either through our own efforts or by the help of another, and suddenly find great peace and contentment. This is the universal hero-saga and any story that adheres to this outline will (properly told) strike a universal chord of sympathy. Campbell was extremely well-read and the book is a treasure-trove of folkloric anecdotes. One could call it a one-volume education in mythology. it is also beautifully written, with the grace of a poet and the skill of a masterly storyteller.
