Mythologies offers illuminating examples of the workings of myth in the structure of societies past and present—how we create, use, and are guided by systems of myth to answer fundamental questions ab
What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the e
An exploration of shamanism and its interaction with quantam physics examines natural healing, shape shifting, fire walking, near-death and out-of body experiences, lucid dreaming, and time traveling
A selection of 95 articles from the 1991 translation of Bonnefroy's two-volume Mythologies (1981), complete with illustrations and bibliographies. Contributors discuss topics ranging from pre-Roman
Contrasting values from the wider culture create dilemmas for those trying to follow a religious life, posits the author, in this new exploration of the way electronic communications--especially film
Why the Environment Is a Religious Issue-An Interfaith DialogueAs featured in Bill Moyers's PBS special "Spirit and Nature," leaders from major traditions around the world speak out in this volume abo
The author of such acclaimed books as Hero With a Thousand Faces and The Power of Myth discusses the primitive roots of mythology, examining them in light of the most recent discoveri
One of the world's leading specialists in Indo-Europeanreligion and society, Bruce Lincoln expresses in these essayshis severe doubts about the existence of a much-hypothesizedprototypical Indo-Europe
One of the world's leading specialists in Indo-Europeanreligion and society, Bruce Lincoln expresses in these essayshis severe doubts about the existence of a much-hypothesizedprototypical Indo-Europe
'A fascinating, empowering book.'Riane Eisler, author of 'The Chalice and the Blade'From the author of the classic 'Motherpeace' – an inspiring and practical guide for awakening women's sham
A beautiful gift edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic retelling of famous myths and folk legends, with interpretive essays by Princeton classics professor Richard P. Martin.
One of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world is the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. It is common knowledge that in Western so
This book examines the highly politicized religious groups and movements that have surfaced since the late 1970s in the United States, Central America, South Africa, the Philippines, India, and the Mi
"I am Nature, the universal Mother, mistress of all the elements, sovereign of all things spiritual....I am worshipped in many aspects, known by countless names, and propitiated with all manner of di
The renowned master of mythology is at his warm, accessible, and brilliant best in this illustrated collection of thirteen lectures covering mythological development around the world.
