Mythology: The Voyage of the HeroOxford University Press, 1998 M05 28 - 288 pages What makes something mythic? What do mythic events and narratives have to do with us? In Mythology, David Leeming offers an unusual and effective approach to the subject of mythology by stressing universal themes through myths of many cultures. This anthology collects a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung, and others, which illustrate how myths serve whole societies in our universal search for meaning. Leeming illustrates the various stages or rites of passage of the mythic universal hero, from birth to childhood, through trial and quest, death, descent, rebirth, and ascension. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs," "The Descent to the Underworld," and "Resurrection and Rebirth" strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures, including Jesus and Mohammed, are also included underlining the theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. This edition is updated to include additional heroine myths, as well as Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and African tales. |
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... became known as the " Cambridge school " or the " myth - ritual school . " For them myth was the narrative correlative of the ritual act , meaningful only when considered in the context of the ritual . One valuable result of the work of ...
... became known as the " Cambridge school " or the " myth - ritual school . " For them myth was the narrative correlative of the ritual act , meaningful only when considered in the context of the ritual . One valuable result of the work of ...
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... became straight of body ; the lame recov- ered the power to walk ; all those in bonds were freed from their bonds and chains ; the fires went out in all the hells ; the hunger and thirst of the 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 5 10 15 20 25 30 ...
... became straight of body ; the lame recov- ered the power to walk ; all those in bonds were freed from their bonds and chains ; the fires went out in all the hells ; the hunger and thirst of the 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 5 10 15 20 25 30 ...
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... became mild - spoken ; horses neighed and elephants trumpeted in a manner sweet to the ear ; all musical instruments gave forth their notes without being played upon ; bracelets and other orna- ments jingled ; in all quarters of the ...
... became mild - spoken ; horses neighed and elephants trumpeted in a manner sweet to the ear ; all musical instruments gave forth their notes without being played upon ; bracelets and other orna- ments jingled ; in all quarters of the ...
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... became desirous of disporting herself therein , and the courtiers therefore took her into it . And going to the foot of the monarch sal - tree of the grove , she wished to take hold of one of its branches . And the sal - tree branch ...
... became desirous of disporting herself therein , and the courtiers therefore took her into it . And going to the foot of the monarch sal - tree of the grove , she wished to take hold of one of its branches . And the sal - tree branch ...
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Contents
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Part 2 CHILDHOOD INITIATION AND DIVINE SIGNS | 41 |
Part 3 PREPARATION MEDITATION WITHDRAWAL AND REFUSAL | 67 |
Part 4 TRIAL AND QUEST | 99 |
Part 5 DEATH AND THE SCAPEGOAT | 155 |
Part 6 THE DESCENT TO THE UNDERWORLD | 183 |
Part 7 RESURRECTION AND REBIRTH | 215 |
Part 8 ASCENSION APOTHEOSIS AND ATONEMENT | 241 |
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Abraham Agdistis Alan Watts Ananse angels ascended asked Attis bear behold birth blessed blood Bodhisatta body born breast Buddha called cave child Christian cried Cuulu dance dark daughter David dead death descended Dionysus divine Draupadi earth eternal Eurystheus face father fear fell fire future Buddha gave Gilgamesh girls goddess gods golden Greek Hainuwele hands hath head heard heart heaven Heracles Hercules hero Hiiaka Inanna Israel Izanagi Jesus Joseph Campbell Kauai kill king Kuan Yin Kutoyis land lived lodge Lohiau looked Lord Maenads maiden monster Moses mother mountain myth Mythology night Odysseus Orpheus Osiris Pele Pentheus permission Philistine Prometheus quest Quetzalcoatl rebirth Reprinted resurrection returned river saith unto saying Sir James Frazer sisters soul spirit stone stood story sword thee Theseus things thou told took tree underworld Utnapishtim voice Wanjiru wife woman women young Zeus