CDN Retail: $30.95
Product Code: 9781608681891
Author: Campbell, Joseph
Vendor: New World Library
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In what amounts to Campbell's only spiritual autobiography, this beautifully crafted collection of conversations, interviews and outtakes from the Hero's Journey documentary reveals and illuminates Campbell's personal and intellectual journey. Readers first see Campbell, warm and relaxed, sipping Glenlivet and encouraging his mentee, Phil Cousineau. Then, as described by Publishers Weekly, "the book ranges widely, from Cro-Magnon art to Arthurian legend ... as it follows Campbell from his Catholic boyhood and early interest in American Indians to his years in Paris and Munich." Readers listen in as he meets Jung (who discusses the meaning of the Hindu syllable Om). They hear Campbell quip, "if marriage isn't a first priority in your life, you're not married" and learn the genesis of Campbell's trademark statement, "follow your bliss." As Richard Adams wrote, the book reveals "at every turn fresh aspects of his genius, wisdom, and understanding."
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