The Masks of God, Vol. 2
1991·576 pages
Scholarly analysis of Eastern mythologies developing into the religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan, centered on the myth of eternal return.
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Scholarly analysis of Eastern mythologies developing into the religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan, centered on the myth of eternal return.
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Campbell offers an explanation of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. "The myth of eternal return, which is still basic to Oriental life, displays an order of fixed forms that appear and disappear through all time".--Joseph Campbell
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Extensive analysis of Eastern mythologies evolving into religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan
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