About this title: This title focuses on the symbols and metaphors of Judeo-Christian tradition and investigates how modern culture often misinterprets them. The scope of the text ranges across religious and mytholgical history to geography. The style is one of scholarly story-telling.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781577312024ISBN:1577312023
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 6th printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library, Novato
Date Published: c2001
Description: Near mint in like dj. Very nice! First volume in the series The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell. 8vo; Bibliog.; Index; 134 pp. read more
Edition: 4th Printing,
Binding: HC
Publisher: New World Library, Novato
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781577312024ISBN:1577312023
Description: Hardcover. Owner name and address on front endpaper, otherwise a lightly used near fine copy with clean text and tight binding in a near fine dustjacket. read more
Description: Fine. 1577312023 New World hardcover w/dustjacket, 2001, dj price $20.00, clean/tight, No marks/tears or defects...Fine/Fine (like new)...Bubble-wrapped and ed in a Box w/ confirmation. read more
Description: New. "Thou Art That" is a compilation of previously uncollected essays and lectures by Campbell that reinterpret common Judeo-Christian symbols as keys to spiritual understanding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library, Novato, CA
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781577312024ISBN:1577312023
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Pages: 137; Weight: 11.5oz; Size: 9.1" x 5.9" x 0.6". iny bit of shelfwear on lower edge of book cover, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight. read more
"Mythologist Joseph Campbell discusses the aspects of myths throughout the religions of the world, and then focuses on the Biblical myths, contrasting them with their eastern counterparts, and demonstrating that all religions tap into the same patterns of myth.
One of the pitfalls of western religion is it's attempt to define (and therefore limit the potential of) God, and define the meanings of ritual and myths. By doing so, the potential spiritual power of individual encounter with myths is lessened, or worse. And many of the myths of the bible are difficult to understand in our modern world, gems left undiscovered. These reasons explain the current attraction of eastern religion on the west.
Finding the divine in ones self, and one's self in the universe are the function of myth -- and is done quite well in eastern religion -- but is obscured by the institutionalized religions of the west."
"While I really liked a lot of the ideas Campbell poses in this book, I often felt that his presentation of the ideas was rather convoluted and unclear. Also, neither he nor his editor know how to use commas. But if you think you can untangle the linguistic knots and deal with the free association feel of the writing, while tolerating comma misuse, the concepts presented are well worth the effort."
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