Full name: Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation

Author: Joseph Campbell Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Psychology, Non Fiction, Philosophy, Spirituality, Religion Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781577314714 1577314719

Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as "other people's religion." But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment - or, as he called it, bliss. For Campbell, many of the world's most powerful myths support the individual's heroic path toward bliss. In Campbell examines this personal, psychological side of myth. Like his classic best-selling books and draws from Campbell's popular lectures and dialogues, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he anchors mythology's symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives. Campbell dwells on life's important questions. Combining cross-cultural stories with the teachings of modern psychology, he examines the ways in which our myths shape and enrich our lives and shows how myth can help each of us truly identify and follow our bliss. Similar books: The Uses of Greek Mythology by Ken Dowden Classical Mythology by Stephen Harris The World of Myth by David Leeming The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology by Kevin Osborn Songs on Bronze by Nigel Spivey The King and the Corpse by Heinrich Robert Zimmer Dionysos by C. Kerenyi World Mythology by Donna Rosenberg The Beautiful Stories of Life by Cynthia Rylant Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William F. Russell Classical Myth by Barry B. Powell The Nature of Greek Myths by G. S. Kirk The Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell The Universe, the Gods, and Men by Jean-Pierre Vernant Thou Art That by Joseph Campbell The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Transformations of Myth Through Time by Joseph Campbell Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell