Joseph Campbell
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
A seminal 1949 book on comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell that introduces the concept of the hero's journey.
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Dana BerkFirst to rec““A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell, 1949)”
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seán patrick john paul george ringo doran“What are the common threads amongst human’s mythologies and religions?”
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