Transformations of Myth Through Time
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1. In the beginning : origins of man and myth -- 2. Where people lived legends : American Indian myths -- 3. And we washed our weapons in the sea : gods and goddesses of the neolithic period -- 4. Pharaoh's rule : Egypt, the exodus, and the myth of Osiris -- 5. The sacred source : the perennial philosophy of the East -- 6. The way to enlightenment : Buddhism -- 7. From id to ego in the Orient : Kundalini yoga, part I -- 8. From psychology to spirituality : Kundalini yoga, part II -- 9. The descent to heaven : the Tibetan book of the dead -- 10. From darkness to light : the mystery religions of ancient Greece -- 11. Where there was no path : Arthurian legends and the Western way -- 12. A noble heart : the courtly love of Tristan and Isolde -- 13. In search of the Holy Grail : the Parzival legend.
A collection of thirteen lectures, all given near the end of Joseph Campbell's life, that examine the great sweep of mythological development around the world and across the ages.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Perennial Library, [1990]
Year Published: 1990
Description: 263 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0060551895
9780060551896
0060964634
9780060964634
9500421291
9789500421294
SUBJECTS
Mythology.
Myths.