A fascinating analysis of the themes and motifs common to the mythologies and oral traditions of a variety of ancient cultures. Campbell delves into mythology in search of some perennial or fundamental truth.
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Haha, no way! It's an incredibly beautiful piece of writing.
I must admit that I've been thinking similarly about Lemmy being a sort of collective hero's journey. We shall one day free the masses from the iron grip of the corporate internet. Glad to be alone together with you fine people :)
Holy smokes, thanks for sharing this book, it's next on my list to grab for a read. Recently, I've been really interested in following the development of culture, civilization, mythology, and religion, and this book seems to really drill down into some of those nearly-universal themes (at least, if the blurbs I'm reading are accurate) like the Hero's Journey and the cycle of world/universe creation and destruction. I just wanted to chime in, late as it may be after you made the initial post, and say thank you for sharing
Wow, it's good to see you're still hanging around here! Couldn't recommend the book any more highly, lots of fascinating scholarship and the prose is a joy to read