Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion

ANNOTATION

This will stand alongside Campbell's classics The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Masks of God and The Power of Myth.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A reissued edition--with a new index--of one of the world-famous scholar's most popular books (more than 100,000 copies sold), which delineates his basic understanding of mythology and religion.

SYNOPSIS

Originally published shortly before the author's death, this collection of three essays explores the relevance of new discoveries about the immensity of the universe to mythology, demonstrates that metaphor is the language of art, and summarizes Campbell's work in mythology and comparative religion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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