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The hero with a thousand faces

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A study of heroism in the myths of the world - an exploration of all the elements common to the great stories that have helped people make sense of their lives from the earliest times. It takes in Greek Apollo, Maori and Jewish rites, the Buddha, Wotan, and the bothers Grimm's Frog-King.

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The hero with a thousand faces, Joseph Campbell

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1993
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Language
English
Publisher
Fontana Press
Released
1993
Format
Paperback
Pages
448
ISBN10
0586085718
ISBN13
9780586085714
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First published
1949
Original title
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
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A study of heroism in the myths of the world - an exploration of all the elements common to the great stories that have helped people make sense of their lives from the earliest times. It takes in Greek Apollo, Maori and Jewish rites, the Buddha, Wotan, and the bothers Grimm's Frog-King.