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The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series)

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Author: Joseph Campbell
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 110 reviews
Sales Rank: 2168

Media: Hardcover
Edition: Third
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 440
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.5

ISBN: 1577315936
Dewey Decimal Number: 201.3
EAN: 9781577315933
ASIN: 1577315936

Publication Date: July 28, 2008
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1 out of 5 stars Hard Reading   November 27, 2008
 1 out of 4 found this review helpful

This should be the most interesting book ever written - after all, it purports to summarize myths across cultures with a mononmyth theory as the unifying force. The problem is in the execution, and probably the underlying theory, which is certainly out-dated. Campbell writes poorly. He is hard NOT to put down. And so, alas, as with earlier editions, I could not even plod through this tome. It is useless to my understanding of the world.


5 out of 5 stars Very Helpful   November 3, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book was very helpful in my own spiritual journey. It's worth all the time you'll spend reading it.


5 out of 5 stars A journey blending modern psychology with comparative mythology   October 13, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Collector's Edition of this keepsake represents a fine presentation of a classic first released in 1949. THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES is a journey blending modern psychology with comparative mythology, and this edition offers new audiences a fine hardcover packed with black and white illustration and detail.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch



5 out of 5 stars The Hero with a Thousand Faces   October 9, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is the work that first introduced me to Joseph Campbell. It was then and continues to be one of my favorite books of all time. Each time I read this valuable resource, I uncover another layer of usefulness. This time, I was specifically looking at how the cycle of the Hero's Journey directly related to the cycle of healing.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces presents Campbell's Hero's Journey. By looking at mythology worldwide, he noticed some very significant similarities in the journeys taken by the hero or heroine of these stories, hence the cycle. In this work, Campbell presents a number of snippets from different myths showing that indeed such a pattern exists. Indeed, it is a template still used by the best pieces of fiction and some of the most memorable movies.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a must have for anyone the least bit interested in mythology as well as every psychologist, writer, and healer on the planet. This is one of those books that quickly becomes dog-eared with consistent reuse.



5 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone   September 29, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is one of the most important works of the 20th century. Inspiration to countless writers, it clearly illustrates the common narrative of the worlds mythology and religions; the common threads of the human unconcious.

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