Oriental Mythology, Joseph Campbell
Oriental Mythology, Joseph Campbell
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Oriental Mythology
The Masks of God, Volume II

Author: Joseph Campbell, David Kudler

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 19 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/09/2018

Synopsis

Explore the power of myth as it flowered in AsiaIn this second volume of The Masks of God—Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology—the preeminent mythologist looks at Asian mythology as it developed over the course of five thousand years into the distinctive religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan.The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell’s masterworks. On completing it, he wrote: “Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge.”

About Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) wrote classics including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume The Masks of God, and Myths to Live By. His televised interview with Bill Moyers introduced his views to millions. Campbell’s interest in mythology was sparked by his love of reading about American Indians and visits to New York City’s American Museum of Natural History.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley

Make no mistake, the Masks of God series by Joseph Campbell is something fierce. The level of scholarship and devotion to the whole subject of mythology blows me away. Where the first book devoted itself to ancient mythos, the kind we can only infer from lacking sources, this Oriental Mythology tackl......more

Goodreads review by Holly

Excellent information, not crazy about the delivery. Really not crazy about it. I remember liking the Masks of God series a lot more when I was a teenager, but on a recent 2nd run-through I found it somewhat less satisfying. It made me feel unclean for liking Campbell in the first place, actually. Why......more

Goodreads review by Miss

آن روز که به دیدن گنجینه‌ی موزه‌ی لوور رفته بودم از جوزف کمبل ممنون بودم که حجم عظیمی از اطلاعات را در کتاب «اساطیر مشرق زمین» گردآورده تا من جرعه‌ای از آن بنوشم و دست‌کم در هنگام تماشای مجسمه‌ها و اشیاي قدیمی کلمه‌ و کلماتی برایم آشنا باشند و من بین موزه و صفحات کتاب در رفت‌وآمد باشم. جوزف کمبل در......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore

The second book in Campbell's seminal quartet, this one is much more engrossing and interesting than the first, as it covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Tao and Shinto. The East, IMO, is more myth-heavy than the West. I enjoyed it immensely, even though it's a painstaking read.......more

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