The Mythic Image

The Mythic Image
ISBN-10
0691018391
ISBN-13
9780691018393
Category
Idols and images
Pages
552
Language
English
Published
1981
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Authors
Joseph Campbell, Marie-Jeanne Abadie

Description

Mythic themes over five millennia support the idea that since dreams and myths originate in an inner world unknown to consciousness, dreams provide a direct and fruitful approach to mythology

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