The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- ISBN-10
- 0691119244
- ISBN-13
- 9780691119243
- Series
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 403
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Publisher
- Bollingen Foundation
- Author
- Joseph Campbell
Description
Examines myths and folk tales from around the world in an attempt to understand the symbolism of the hero as it appears in the mythologies and religions of mankind.
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