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Penguin edition

Penguin edition

This book took some getting into and I had to remind myself more than once that Campbell was writing this tome fifty years ago. However about a third of the way through I became really interested in what he was saying and less aware of his writing style. The ideas he gives us about the origins and spread of mythology are rooted in what was in the fifties the most recent developments of psychology, archaeology and anthropology. It would be interesting to read a comparable study of mythology written today by a scholar equal to Campbell in this field. I'm considering reading the next volume of the series.

A detailed delve as deep into the cultural mythical well. Campbell has introduced me to the story current that seems to run beneath all cultures and helps me better to understand the expressions of myth I see in everyday life. ( )