Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

by Joseph Campbell
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

by Joseph Campbell

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Overview

Thou Art That is a compilation of previously uncollected essays and lectures by Joseph Campbell that focus on the Judeo-Christian tradition. Campbell explores common religious symbols, reexamining and reinterpreting them in the context of his remarkable knowledge of world mythology.Campbell believed that society often confuses the literal and metaphorical interpretations of religious stories and symbols. In this collection, he eloquently reestablishes these symbols as a means to enhance spiritual understanding and mystical revelation. With characteristic verve, he ranges from rich storytelling to insightful comparative scholarship. Included is editor Eugene Kennedy's classic interview with Campbell in the New York Times Magazine, which originally brought the scholar to the attention of the public.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781458757739
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Publication date: 09/04/2010
Edition description: Large Print
Pages: 262
Sales rank: 542,915
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) wrote classics including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume The Masks of God, and Myths to Live By. His televised interview with Bill Moyers introduced his views to millions. Campbell’s interest in mythology was sparked by his love of reading about American Indians and visits to New York City’s American Museum of Natural History.

Table of Contents

About the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell ix

Editor's Foreword Eugene Kennedy xi

Chapter I Metaphor and Religious Mystery 1

The Meaning of Myth 1

What Myths Do 2

Metaphor, the Native Tongue of Myth 6

Metaphor and Mystery 8

Chapter II The Experience of Religious Mystery 11

Symbolism and Religious Experience 11

Experiencing Mystery 12

Chapter III Our Notions of God 17

Elements of Our Experience of the Mystery of God 24

Symbols: Out of Time and Place 28

Chapter IV The Religious Imagination and the Rules of Traditional Theology 33

Imagination and Its Relation to Theological Inquiry 37

Chapter V Symbols of the Judeo-Christian Tradition 43

What Kinds of Gods Have We? 43

Genesis 49

Abraham, Father of the Jewish People 53

Chapter VI Understanding the Symbols of Judeo-Christian Spirituality 61

The Virgin Birth 62

The Cave 65

The Infant 66

Flight into Egypt 68

The Child as Teacher 68

The Messiah 70

Miracles 72

The Last Supper 73

Judas 75

Crucifixion 76

The Cross 76

The End of the World 83

Chapter VII Question Period 85

Appendix: A Discussion 101

Introductory Note 101

Earthrise-The Dawning of a New Spiritual Awareness 102

Chapter Notes 115

A Joseph Campbell Bibliography 121

Index 125

About the Author 133

About the Joseph Campbell Foundation 135

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