Master mythologist Joseph Campbell had a genius for finding the unifying symbols and metaphors in apparently distinct cultures and traditions. In Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal, Campbell explores, with his characteristic clarity and humor, the principle that underlies all the great religions of India and East Asia, from Jainism and Hinduism to Buddhism and Taoism: the transcendent World Soul. Joseph Campbell began his comparative study of the world’s religions with a chance meeting with the renowned Indian theosophist Jeddu Krishnamurti on a trans-Atlantic steamer. Though Campbell was deeply fascinated by mythologies and religions from every continent, Asia’s potent mix of theologies captured his imagination more than any other, and offered him paths to understanding the essence of myth. In Myths of Light, Campbell explores the core philosophies and mythologies of the East, comparing them through vivid examples and stories to each other and to those of the West. A worthy companion to Thou Art That and to Campbell’s Asian Journals, this volume conveys complex insights through warm, accessible storytelling, revealing the intricacies and secrets of his subject with his typical enthusiasm.
Myths of Light - Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
Joseph Campbell
New World Library
2012
192 páginas
6h 24m
ISBN-13: 9781608681099
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Joseph John Campbell
Joseph Campbell, considerado como um dos maiores mitólogos de todos os tempos, nasceu e cresceu em Nova York, numa família católica de classe média alta. O seu interesse pela mitologia foi despertado na infância, quando seu pai o levou para visitar o Museu de História Natural de Nova York onde as estacas totêmicas e as máscaras dos índios fascinaram-lhe. Isso o conduziu a uma vida dedicada ao mito e ao estudo e mapeamento das semelhanças que aparentemente existiam entre as mitologias das mais diversas culturas humanas. Para Campbell, a riqueza dos mitos não está em elucidar ou revelar algum tipo de significado para a vida, mas o de ser um registro simbólico da própria experiência de estar vivo.
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