Uses of Comparative Mythology: Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell

by Kenneth L. Golden (Editor)

Overview

This collection, first published in 1992, offers critical-interpretive essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), one of a very few international experts on myth. Joseph Campbell examines myths and mythologies from a comparative point of view, and he stresses those similarities among myths the world over as they suggest an existing, transcendent unity of all humankind. His interpretations foster an openness, even a generous appreciation of,?all myths; and he attempts to generate a broad, sympathetic understanding of the role of these 'stories' in human history, in our present-day lives, and in the possibilities of our future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824070922
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1992
Series:	Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Series , #1338
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1. The Man?1.1. The Soul's High Adventure: Campbell's Comparative Mythology Phil Cousineau 1.2. Freud, Jung, and Campbell? Stephen Larsen ?1.3. Myth Versus Religion for Campbell? Robert A. Segal ?1.4. Interpreting Campbell: Hermeneutics and Comparative Mythology? Gregory Salyer ?1.5. The American Roots of Campbell's Mythic Vision? Ted R. Spivey ?Part 2. The Work?2.1. The Twin Heroes: Campbell's Solar/Lunar Vision of the Masculine? Howard Teich ?2.2. Campbell on Myth, Romantic Love, and Marriage? Joseph K. Davis ?2.3. Campbell and Schopenhauer: Synchronicity and the Tragic Vision? Sandra J. Smith ?2.4. Campbell, the Feminine Principle, and the Romantic Male Hero? Donna McGee Onebane ?2.5. The Chariot of the Hero: Myth and Metaphor in Campbell? Joan Weatherly? 2.6. The Rhetoric of Mythology and Science in Campbell's Works? Kenneth T. Rainey ?Part 3. The Farther Reaches?3.1. Campbell and the Vanilla-Frosted Temple: From Myth to Multiplex? Harold Schechter and Jonna Gormely Semeiks ?3.2. Campbell, Science Fiction, and Space Age Myths? Kenneth L. Golden ?3.3. Campbell and the Inklings - Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams? Vernon R. Hyles ?3.4. The Power of Wilderness: Campbell and the Ecological Imperative? Mary A. Doll ?3.5. Campbell, America, and the Individual as New Hero? Dabney Gray ?3.6. Campbell and the Perennial Philosophy: Social Sciences, Mysticism, and Myth? Mark Meadows

Editorial Reviews

A collection of 17 critical essays about Campbell (1904-87) as the foremost expert on mythology; about specific themes, questions, and subjects in his work; and about his impact on contemporary mythological study and other disciplines. Among the topics are Freud's and Jung's influence on him, his ideas concerning romantic love and marriage, and science fiction and space-age myths. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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