The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, Joseph Campbell
The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, Joseph Campbell
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The Inner Reaches of Outer Space
Metaphor as Myth and as Religion

Author: Joseph Campbell

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/04/2018

Synopsis

In this work, beloved mythologist Joseph Campbell explores the Space Age. He posits that the newly discovered laws of outer space are actually within us as well, and that a new mythology is implicit in that realization. But what is this new mythology? How can we recognize it? Campbell explores these questions in the concluding essay, “The Way of Art,” in which he demonstrates that metaphor is the language of art and argues that within the psyches of today’s artists are the seeds of tomorrow’s mythologies.Campbell writes in his introduction: “My desire and great pleasure in the preparation of this little volume has been as rendering a return gift to the Graces for the transforming insights of these recent years, which...we have been testing out in a broadly shared spiritual adventure.”

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 Mike on February 17, 2011

Those who dismiss religion outright, or who understand their religion literally and historically, should, Joseph Campbell would say, consider mythic and religious imagery as the interface between the knowable and the unknowable, as universal truths dressed in local costumes. This book was more diffi......more

Goodreads review by Carolina on August 25, 2024

*En este libro se explora la relación entre la conciencia humana y el cosmos. La obra aborda cómo la percepción del espacio exterior influye en nuestro mundo interior, y cómo las ideas y mitologías han moldeado nuestra comprensión del universo. Campbell analiza cómo las culturas han interpretado el......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 11, 2013

This was not my favorite Campbell book regarding Mythology and its role in "current" society. Except for the last chapter, "The Way of Art", which I would give four stars. Overall the book felt like a repeat of his other works. I would say that if you read "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and "The M......more

Goodreads review by Steve on April 27, 2013

Joseph Campbell is dependable for his comparative, thoughtful analysis of mythology. A bit heavy going at times, these mature reflections are worth the effort. Read more at: Sects and Violence in the Ancient World.......more

Goodreads review by Cleo on November 08, 2022

Pensavo molto di più. Meglio Frazer, più esplicativo, meno filosofia.......more

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