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And so, to return to our opening question: What is--or what is to be -- the new mythology?
It is -- and will forever be, as long as our human race exists -- the old, everlasting, perennial mythology, in its "subjective sense," poetically renewed in terms neither of a remembered past nor of a projected future, but of now: addressed, that is to say, not to the flattery of "peoples," but to the waking of individuals in the knowledge of themselves, not simply as egos fighting for place on the surface of this beautiful planet, but equally as centers of Mind at Large -- each in his own way at one with all, and with no horizons.
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| Title |
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers |
| Other Title |
Power of Myth, The |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Campbell, Joseph with Moyers, Bill |
| Co-creator |
Flowers, Betty Sue |
| Publisher |
Doubleday & Company, Incorporated |
| Pub. City |
New York , NY |
| Pub. Year |
1988 |
| Edition |
1st PB Edition |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Category |
Print |
| Length |
233 pp. |
| Catalog/ISBN |
0385247745 |
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| Description |
Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers offer a brilliant combination of wisdom and wit in conversations that range from modern marriage to virgin births, from saviors to heroes in The Power of Myth--a great summing up of Campbell's works. Campbell's work combines scholarship, Jungian depth psychology, and inspirational writing, and remains an immensely popular introduction. His approach reflects the continuing relevance of mythological symbols even in our secular, mythless age. Ideal for the college market and general reader alike, this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant evocation of the noted scholar's teachings on mythology.
Review:
"The symbols of mythology and legend are all around us, embedded in
the fabric of our daily lives, and the Moyers-Campbell dialogues are a
welcome guide to recognizing and understanding their meanings." -- Cincinnati Post. |
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