Spirituality

Gathered together here are twelve eclectic, far-ranging, and brilliant essays exploring myth in all its dimensions: its history; its influence on art, literature, and culture; and its role in everyday life. Written at the height of Campbell's career and showcasing the lively and learned intelligence that made him the premier writer on mythology of our times these essays investigate the profound links between myth and history, the arts, and modern life. Campbell's playful and erudite writings reveal the threads of myth woven deeply into the fabric of our culture and our lives.

The Mythic Dimension exhibits Campbell's trademark thoughtfulness and intelligence, exploring the topic for which Campbell was best known: the many connections between myth and history, psychology, and the everyday world. Drawing from such diverse sources as Thomas Mann, the occult, Jungian and Freudian theory, and the Grateful Dead, these dynamic writings elucidate the many ways in which myth touches our lives, our psyches, and our relationship to the world.