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The Hero with a Thousand Faces

The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces

By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Arthur Morey, John Lee, Susan Denaker
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Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.

As relevant today as when it was first published, The Hero with a Thousand Faces continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists - including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers - and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.

©2008 The Joseph Campbell Foundation (jcf.org). Third edition (with revisions) / 1968 by Princeton University Press. Second edition (with revisions) / 1949 by Bollingen Foundation and published by Pantheon Books. (Original edition), year 2008 (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Mythology Thought-Provoking Social Sciences Tradition Sociology Social Psychology & Interactions Inspiring Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Suspenseful Funny Scary Comparative Mythology

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"Arthur Morey, John Lee, and Susan Denaker are an adept and experienced performance team. The way they trade voices adds texture to the complex compendium of stories." ( AudioFile)
Universal Mythological Patterns • Cross-cultural Connections • Multiple Skilled Narrators • Insightful Analysis

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I would have to listen to this audio presentation a 1000 time to grasp the depth of this material.
Yet, I feel as if I have accomplished something getting through it once.
My gray matter is on fire. 😀🔥😀

I could listen to this a 1000 times...

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I bought this book because myths and archetypes. I did not care for freudian dream analysis - and there was a lot of it. Could have been better.

Hope you like Freud

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in comparative mythology there is no equal to Campbells work. if you are interested in myth, philosophy, sociology, and anthropology this book is a must read, or in this case a must listen.

there is no equal

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Gonna have to come back to this at another time. Treasure trove of information, too bad they did affix the pictures from the book.... good book though, definitely worth the listen

Worth listening to thrice.....

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it helped me understand how life works, I will recommend this to everyone I come across

great all around

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