Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mythology
ISBN : OCLC:1336493596
Transformations of Myth Through Time
Anonim
The Power Of Myth
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The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell,Bill Moyers
Author : Joseph Campbell,Bill Moyers
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307794727
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell,Bill Moyers Pdf
The national bestseller, now available in a non-illustrated, standard format paperback edition The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people--including Star Wars creator George Lucas. To Campbell, mythology was the “song of the universe, the music of the spheres.” With Bill Moyers, one of America’s most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer, The Power of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, offering a brilliant combination of intelligence and wit. This extraordinary book reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth, death, love, and war. From stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity, a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject, a timeless distillation of Campbell’s work, The Power of Myth continues to exert a profound influence on our culture.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell
Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780586085714
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Pdf
In this compelling and influential work, Joseph Campbell scours the myths of the world to reveal the characteristics common to heroes from all cultures and periods.
The Politics of Myth
Robert Ellwood
Author : Robert Ellwood
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438402024
The Politics of Myth by Robert Ellwood Pdf
Examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. The Politics of Myth examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. All three had intellectual roots in the anti-modern pessimism and romanticism that also helped give rise to European fascism, and all three have been accused of fascist and anti-Semitic sentiments. At the same time, they themselves tended toward individualistic views of the power of myth, believing that the world of ancient myth contained resources that could be of immense help to people baffled by the ambiguities and superficiality of modern life. Robert Ellwood details the life and thought of each mythologist and the intellectual and spiritual worlds within which they worked. He reviews the damaging charges that have been made about their politics, taking them seriously while endeavoring to put them in the context of the individual’s entire career and lifetime contribution. Above all, he seeks to extract from their published work the view of the political world that seems most congruent with it. Robert Ellwood is Professor of Religion, Emeritus at the University of Southern California, and the author of numerous books including The History and Future of Faith, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, and The Fifties Spiritual Marketplace.
Body Eloquence
Nancy Mellon,Ashley Ramsden
Author : Nancy Mellon,Ashley Ramsden
Publisher : Elite Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781604150285
Body Eloquence by Nancy Mellon,Ashley Ramsden Pdf
Have you ever had an ache or pain, and wished your body could talk to you and tell you what was wrong? You're not alone! Master storyteller Nancy Mellon, author of Body Eloquence, has guided scores of people through the process of giving their bodies a voice. Drawing from mythology, medicine, biology and energetic healing, she finds the essential stories that characterize each organ of the human body, and trains us how to use these resources to identify the messages that our organs are communicating to us. The heart, for instance, is not just a durable pump, sending oxygenated blood to every cell. It's also a representation of goodwill; a heart-to-heart connection, or an open-hearted friend, are universal stories we can all identify. But a hard-hearted person is one we all avoid. These archetypes are found in mythologies from Native American traditions to Scandinavian tribes to Greek history, and are woven together in a fascinating matrix in Body Eloquence, showing how our organs are part of our psyche, our history, and our collective mythology.
Follow Your Bliss
Joseph Campbell
Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1577315162
Follow Your Bliss by Joseph Campbell Pdf
The Innateness of Myth
Ritske Rensma
Author : Ritske Rensma
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441126801
The Innateness of Myth by Ritske Rensma Pdf
Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this book, based on extensive research in the Joseph Campbell Archive in Santa Barbara, Ritske Rensma shows that reflecting on C.G. Jung's influence on Campbell greatly furthers our understanding of these ideas, and that once this goal is achieved it becomes obvious that Campbell was a scholar whose ideas are still of significance today. Following Jung's lead, Campbell put great emphasis on the innate structures of the mind, an approach which pre-echoes the current 'evolutionary turn' in fields such as cognitive theory, psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology. This study will therefore not just be of interest to students and scholars interested in psychological approaches to the study of religion as well as Jung and Campbell, but also to those with an interest in recent developments in the above-mentioned fields
The Key
James N. Frey
Author : James N. Frey
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-08-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781429932288
The Key by James N. Frey Pdf
In his widely read guides How to Write a Damn Good Novel and How to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques, popular novelist and fiction-writing coach James N. Frey showed tens of thousands of writers how--starting with rounded, living, breathing, dynamic characters--to structure a novel that sustains its tension and development and ends in a satisfying, dramatic climax. Now, in The Key, Frey takes his no-nonsense, "Damn Good" approach and applies it to Joseph Campbell's insights into the universal structure of myths. Myths, says Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are just as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer. Frey begins with the qualities found in mythic heros--ancient and modern--such as the hero's special talent, his or her wound, status as an "outlaw," and so on. He then demonstrates how the hero is initiated--sent on a mission, forced to learn the new rules, tested, and suffers a symbolic death and rebirth--before he or she can return home. Using dozens of classical and contemporary novels and films as models, Frey shows how these motifs and forms work their powerful magic on the reader's imagination. The Key is designed as a practical step-by-step guide for fiction writers and screen writers who want to shape their own ideas into a mythic story.
Pathways to Bliss
Joseph Campbell
Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781458749116
Pathways to Bliss by Joseph Campbell Pdf
Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as ''other people's religion.'' But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment - or, as he called it, bliss. For Campbell, many of the world's most powerful myths support the individual's heroic path toward bliss. In Pathways to Bliss, Campbell examines this personal, psychological side of myth. Like his classic bestselling books Myths to Live By and The Power of Myth, Pathways to Bliss draws from Campbell's popular lectures and dialogues, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he anchors mythology's symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives. Campbell dwells on life's important questions. Combining cross-cultural stories with the teachings of modern psychology, he examines the ways in which our myths shape and enrich our lives. He explores the many insights of Carl Jung; the notion of self as the hero; and how East and West differ in their approaches to the ego. The book also includes an extensive question-and-answer session that ranges from mythological readings of the Bible to how the Hero's Journey unfolds for women. With his usual wit and insight, Campbell draws connections between ancient symbols and modern art, schizophrenia and the Hero's Journey. Along the way, he shows how myth can help each of us truly identify and follow our bliss.
Star Wars
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mythology
ISBN : 0789455919
Star Wars by Anonim Pdf
This photographically illustrated guide charts Luke Skywalker's "hero's journey" from his farm boy origins to the fulfillment of his quest to become a Jedi Knight. Full color.
Parallel Myths
J.F. Bierlein
Author : J.F. Bierlein
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307754646
Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein Pdf
“Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture.”—William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of Vermont For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths from all of the world's major traditions and reveals their common themes, images, and meanings. Parallel Myths introduces us to the star players in the world's great myths—not only the twelve Olympians of Greek mythology, but the stern Norse Pantheon, the mysterious gods of India, the Egyptian Ennead, and the powerful deities of Native Americans, the Chinese, and the various cultures of Africa and Oceania. Juxtaposing the most potent stories and symbols from each tradition, Bierlein explores the parallels in such key topics as creation myths, flood myths, tales of love, morality myths, underworld myths, and visions of the Apocalypse. Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Karl Jaspers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and others, Bierlein also contemplates what myths mean, how to identify and interpret the parallels in myths, and how mythology has influenced twentieth-century psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and literary studies. “A first-class introduction to mythology . . . Written with great clarity and sensitivity.”—John G. Selby, Associate Professor, Roanoke College
The Digital Sublime
Vincent Mosco
Author : Vincent Mosco
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780262250214
The Digital Sublime by Vincent Mosco Pdf
Interpreting the myths of the digital age: why we believed in the power of cyberspace to open up a new world. The digital era promises, as did many other technological developments before it, the transformation of society: with the computer, we can transcend time, space, and politics-as-usual. In The Digital Sublime, Vincent Mosco goes beyond the usual stories of technological breakthrough and economic meltdown to explore the myths constructed around the new digital technology and why we feel compelled to believe in them. He tells us that what kept enthusiastic investors in the dotcom era bidding up stocks even after the crash had begun was not willful ignorance of the laws of economics but belief in the myth that cyberspace was opening up a new world. Myths are not just falsehoods that can be disproved, Mosco points out, but stories that lift us out of the banality of everyday life into the possibility of the sublime. He argues that if we take what we know about cyberspace and situate it within what we know about culture—specifically the central post-Cold War myths of the end of history, geography, and politics—we will add to our knowledge about the digital world; we need to see it "with both eyes"—that is, to understand it both culturally and materially.After examining the myths of cyberspace and going back in history to look at the similar mythic pronouncements prompted by past technological advances—the telephone, the radio, and television, among others—Mosco takes us to Ground Zero. In the final chapter he considers the twin towers of the World Trade Center—our icons of communication, information, and trade—and their part in the politics, economics, and myths of cyberspace.
The Myth of the American Superhero
John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett
Author : John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 9780802825735
The Myth of the American Superhero by John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett Pdf
As the nation seems to yearn for redemption from the evils that threaten its tranquility, the authors maintain that Joseph Campbell's monomythic hero is alive and well, but significantly displaced, in American popular culture.
The Hermetica
Timothy Freke,Peter Gandy
Author : Timothy Freke,Peter Gandy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1648371779
The Hermetica by Timothy Freke,Peter Gandy Pdf
This introduction to the core concepts of mystical philosophies attributed to the god Hermes Trismegistus is an essential resource for readers seeking to better understand the Western spiritual world's roots in Greek and Egyptian thought.
The Myth of Male Power
Warren Farrell
Author : Warren Farrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Men
ISBN : 1876451300
The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell Pdf
...lies understanding. This is what bestselling author Warren Farrell discovered when he took a stand against established views of the male role in society, and pursued o course of study to find out who men really are. Here are the eye-opening, heart-rending, and undeniably enlightening results...