Occidental Mythology

Joseph Campbell

Souvenir Press Limited, 2011 - Social Science - 576 pages

Campbell offers a systematic and fascinating comparison of the themes that underlie the art, worship, and literature of the Western world. "The high function of Occidental myth and ritual . . . is to establish a means of relationship--of God to Man and Man to God".--Joseph Campbell.

About the author

Joseph Campbell was the leading authority on comparative mythology of the twentieth century. He taught at Sarah Lawrence College for most of his career and died in 1987.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Occidental Mythology; Volume 3 of Masks of God
• Author: Joseph Campbell
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Souvenir Press Limited, 2011
• ISBN: 0285640577, 9780285640573
• Length: 576 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology