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User Review - AuntieClio - LibraryThingI was expecting something different. Something more comparative, less archeological and abstruse. This was a dense and difficult read and, frankly, I'm not sure I'm any the better for the struggle ... Read full review
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User Review - saturnloft - LibraryThingThis is the volume in Joseph Campbell's Masks of God that covers Judaism, Christianity, & Islam. It is especially useful for illuminating the fascinating and often surprising foundations of Judeo ... Read full review
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| Title | The masks of God, Volume 2 Penguin book The Masks of God, Joseph Campbell |
| Author | Joseph Campbell |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1976 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Jun 4, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0140043055, 9780140043051 |
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