Myths to Live by (Paladin Books) (Compass) (Condor Books)

by Joseph Campbell

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"There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have evern known it." -The Village Voice

What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, retuning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the...Read more
  • ISBN10 0670503592
  • ISBN13 9780670503599
  • Publish Date 12 April 1972
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 4 January 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Viking Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 276
  • Language English