Many are familiar with Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero's journey, the idea that every man from Moses to Hercules grows to adulthood, battling his alter-ego. This book explores the universal heroine's journey as she quests through world myth. Numerous stories from cultures as varied as Scotland and Africa reveal heroines who battle for safety and identity, thereby upsetting popular notions of the passive, gentle heroine. Only after she has defeated her dark side and reintegrated can the heroine become the bestower of wisdom, the protecting queen and arch-crone.
- ISBN10 6612887117
- ISBN13 9786612887116
- Publish Date 22 October 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 March 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McFarland & Company
- Format eBook
- Pages 377
- Language English