{"product_id":"9781608689170","title":"Creative Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume 4)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn updated edition of a beloved classic, \u003cem\u003eCreative Mythology\u003c\/em\u003e tells the inner story of humanity’s entire philosophical, spiritual, and artistic history since the Dark Ages, ultimately positioning each of us as the creator of our own mythology\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this fourth and final volume in The Masks of God series — Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology — the preeminent mythologist looks at the birth of the modern, individualistic mythology as it developed in Europe beginning in the twelfth century. Tracing the disintegration of orthodox tradition up through the radical art and philosophies of the late twentieth century, Campbell arrives at an astonishing insight: modern humans are the first to witness the \u003cem\u003ecreation\u003c\/em\u003e of myth and position themselves as the center of their own mythology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Presaging our current era of personal brands, curated feeds, and celebrity influence, he wrote upon completion of this final volume, “[The unity of humanity] has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Updated with recent findings from archeology, anthropology, and psychology that support his perceptive analysis of human cultural evolution, this new edition of \u003cem\u003eCreative Mythology\u003c\/em\u003e remains as vital, revelatory, and urgent as the original did upon publication more than half a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Campbell","offers":[{"title":"New World Library |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-11-22","offer_id":45664421839103,"sku":"9781608689170","price":53.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_410ec493-56ed-4f0f-a378-a2706146121e.jpg?v=1717706402","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781608689170","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}