The Hero With a Thousand Faces

by Campbell, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780691017846
• ISBN10: 0691017840
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-12-01
• Publisher: ECAMPUS

Summary

Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949, the book hit theNew York Timesbest-seller list in 1988 when it became the subject ofThe Power of Myth, a PBS television special. The first popular work to combine the spiritual and psychological insights of modern psychoanalysis with the archetypes of world mythology, the book creates a roadmap for navigating the frustrating path of contemporary life. Examining heroic myths in the light of modern psychology, it considers not only the patterns and stages of mythology but also its relevance to our lives today--and to the life of any person seeking a fully realized existence. Myth, according to Campbell, is the projection of a culture's dreams onto a large screen; Campbell's book, likeStar Wars, the film it helped inspire, is an exploration of the big-picture moments from the stage that is our world. It is a must-have resource for both experienced students of mythology and the explorer just beginning to approach myth as a source of knowledge.

Author Biography

Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was an inspiring teacher, popular lecturer and author, and the editor and translator of many books on mythology Clarissa Pinkola Estes is the author of Women Who Run with the Wolves

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
List of Plates	p. xvi
Preface to the 1949 Edition	p. xxi
Introduction to the 2004 Commemorative Edition	p. xxiii
Acknowledgments	p. lxvi
Prologue: The Monomyth	p. 1
Myth and Dream	p. 3
Tragedy and Comedy	p. 23
The Hero and the God	p. 28
The World Navel	p. 37
The Adventure of the Hero
Departure	p. 45
The Call to Adventure	p. 45
Refusal of the Call	p. 54
Supernatural Aid	p. 63
The Crossing of the First Threshold	p. 71
The Belly of the Whale	p. 83
Initiation	p. 89
The Road of Trials	p. 89
The Meeting with the Goddess	p. 100
Woman as the Temptress	p. 111
Atonement with the Father	p. 116
Apotheosis	p. 138
The Ultimate Boon	p. 159
Return	p. 179
Refusal of the Return	p. 179
The Magic Flight	p. 182
Rescue from Without	p. 192
The Crossing of the Return Threshold	p. 201
Master of the Two Worlds	p. 212
Freedom to Live	p. 221
The Keys	p. 227
The Cosmogonic Cycle
Emanations	p. 237
From Psychology to Metaphysics	p. 237
The Universal Round	p. 242
Out of the Void-Space	p. 249
Within Space-Life	p. 253
The Breaking of the One into the Manifold	p. 261
Folk Stories of Creation	p. 268
The Virgin Birth	p. 275
Mother Universe	p. 275
Matrix of Destiny	p. 280
Womb of Redemption	p. 285
Folk Stories of Virgin Motherhood	p. 288
Transformations of the Hero	p. 291
The Primordial Hero and the Human	p. 291
Childhood of the Human Hero	p. 295
The Hero as Warrior	p. 309
The Hero as Lover	p. 316
The Hero as Emperor and as Tyrant	p. 319
The Hero as World Redeemer	p. 322
The Hero as Saint	p. 327
Departure of the Hero	p. 329
Dissolutions	p. 337
End of the Microcosm	p. 337
End of the Macrocosm	p. 345
Epilogue: Myth and Society	p. 351
The Shapeshifter	p. 353
The Function of Myth, Cult, and Meditation	p. 354
The Hero Today	p. 358
Bibliography	p. 363
Index	p. 383
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