Name: Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 2) (The Masks of God, 2)
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Author: Campbell, Joseph
ISBN: 9781608687282

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Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 2) (The Masks of God, 2)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Campbell

Publisher

New World Lib

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

592

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6 x 15.0 x 4.6 cm

Weight

0.77 kg.

ISBN13

9781608687282

Synopsis "Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 2) (The Masks of God, 2) "

The second volume in Joseph Campbell's monumental four-volume Masks of God series explores Asian mythology and its evolution into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. This Collected Works of Joseph Campbell edition has been revised with up-to-date science and new illustrations. In this legendary exploration of Asian mythology, Joseph Campbell delves into the underlying myths and folkloric traditions that evolved into the great philosophies of the Egyptians and Sumerians, as well as the distinctive religions of India, China, and Japan, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Shintoism. Oriental Mythology was originally published in 1962 as the second volume of Campbell's monumental four-volume series The Masks of God. On completing the series, Campbell wrote, "Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony . . . irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge." Oriental Mythology remains mesmerizing in its eloquence, its scope, and its tantalizing vision of what may next emerge. This new hardcover edition, which joins The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, features up-to-date archaeological, anthropological, and psychological information, as well as forty new or improved illustrations.

Joseph Campbell

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(New York, 1904 - Honolulu, 1987) was, along with Mircea Eliade, the most important mythologist of the second half of the 20th century. Professor Emeritus of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, he was a renowned writer and lecturer on mythology and comparative religions.

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