Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

Campbell, Joseph; Kennedy, Eugene [Editor]

ISBN 10: 1608681874 / ISBN 13: 9781608681877

Published by New World Library, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608681874
• ISBN 13: 9781608681877
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 7 ounces

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Synopsis

Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors — and their misinterpretations — with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship. Campbell’s insights highlight centuries of confusion between literal and metaphorical interpretations of Western religious symbols that are, he argues, perennially relevant keys to spiritual understanding and mystical revelation.

About the Author

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including the four-volume The Masks of God and The Power of Myth (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature. Eugene Kennedy, PhD is a psychologist, syndicated columnist, and a professor emeritus of Loyola University Chicago. A laicized Catholic priest, he has written over fifty books on psychology, religion, the Catholic church, and the psychology of religion.