binstonbirchill 's review for:

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

5.0

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This book is a look at the common traits that all mythology, religion and fairy tales share, how the hero in all of the world's folklore follows the same general path. The book follows the hero's journey by pulling excepts from both the most famous and the rather obscure sources. I was particularly interested in checking on those sources and reading the full story for myself. I to-be-read list because of this book alone is rather long (to say nothing of my already daunting list). The amount of knowledge Campbell collected in this field is astonishing. There was a good amount of psychology involved in the analysis, being not even a novice in the study of it, I really cannot comment on that aspect of the book. This is highly recommended for fans of mythology, those interested in reading mythology and those who are looking to create something epic, as George Lucas can attest. Well, I better go check if my copy of The Mahabharata has arrived yet (I did tell you I was checking in on those sources).