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The Masks of God

Oriental Mythology

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An exploration of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. It is impossible to read this startling and entertaining book without an enlarged sense of total human possibility and an increased receptivity - 'open-endedness' as Thomas Mann called it - to the still living past. - Robert Gorham Davis Cover design by Neil Stuart. Cover illustration: Tibetan Wheel of Transmigration.

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The Masks of God, Joseph Campbell

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Title
The Masks of God
Subtitle
Oriental Mythology
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin
Released
1976
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0140043055
ISBN13
9780140043051
First published
1962
Original title
Oriental Mythology
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An exploration of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. It is impossible to read this startling and entertaining book without an enlarged sense of total human possibility and an increased receptivity - 'open-endedness' as Thomas Mann called it - to the still living past. - Robert Gorham Davis Cover design by Neil Stuart. Cover illustration: Tibetan Wheel of Transmigration.