Le distese interiori del cosmo. La metafora nel mito e nella religione

I'm a huge Campbell fan (? follower ?), but this one just did not do it for me. Quite honestly, it almost came off as the ramblings of a lunatic-- some manifesto one of those guys who builds his own church out of hub caps would write. It isn't that there weren't the amazing observations and bringing Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

I still remember when José pulled this off his mythology shelf back in '95 and turned straight to the weird numerology section at the front of the book, where Campbell finds wonderful numerical correlations between the various systems of world mythology and the then-contemporary scientific understan Leggi tutto

Gift from my uncle. | Oh, boy. Start elsewhere if you're new to Campbell. This made me believe his theories LESS than I did before starting the book. | This is a bit awkward for me, because I received the book in the mail in July 2008 with a note from my uncle "Just because. This is one of my most i Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

This book I pick up from time to time, slowly working through it a couple pages at a time, giving Joseph Campbell's words a chance to sink in and meld with the writings of other authors like Richard L. Rubenstein and Chris Hedges. Eventually it will be completed and I'll move on to his other works.

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 .

One of Campbell's finest books.

«La creación del mito es la creación del mundo, y durante los últimos años de su vida, creó el mundo de nuevo.» Marina Tsvietáieva En Las extensiones interiores del espacio exterior, el mitólogo, profesor y escritor estadounidense Joseph Campbell nos presenta tres de las conferencias que impartió en Leggi tutto

This is one of Joseph Campbell's finest works. It was published in 1986, a year before his death. When compared with The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), one can really see the evolution of his thoughts, but still recognize the same sophisticated and mercurial mind of Campbell. His central idea in Leggi tutto