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Myths to live by
- Title
- Myths to live by / foreword by Johnson E. Fairchild.
- Author
- Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987.
- Publication
- New York : Viking Press, [1972]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BL315 .C27 1972 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 276 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Includes material on "the buffalo-gods, Quetzalcoatls, Buddhas, fairy queens and other such figures."
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Lectures.
- Myths.
- Mythes.
- Note
- Based on thirteen lectures delivered at the Cooper Union Forum between 1958 and 1971.
- Contents
- Foreword / Johnson E. Fairchild -- Preface -- 1. The impact of science on myth -- 2. The emergence of mankind -- 3. The importance of rites -- 4. The separation of East and West -- 5. The confrontation of East and West in religion -- 6. The inspiration of Oriental art -- 7. Zen -- 8. The mythology of love -- 9. Mythologies of war and peace -- 10. Schizophrenia -- the inward journey -- 11. The moon walk -- the outward journey -- 12. Envoy : no more horizons -- Reference notes -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0670503592
- 9780670503599
- 9780140194616
- 0140194614
- LCCN
- 78181974
- OCLC
- ocm00315491
- 315491
- SCSB-138657
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library