Name: Asian Journals: India and Japan (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) (in English)
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Author: Joseph Campbell
ISBN: 9781608685042

portada Asian Journals: India and Japan (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Campbell

Publisher

New World Library

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

768

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781608685042

Synopsis "Asian Journals: India and Japan (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) (in English)"

At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a yearlong voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan. Asian Journals combines the two hardcover editions of Campbells journals, Baksheesh & Brahman and Sake & Satori, into one paperback volume, an edited day-to-day travel diary of the people he met and the historical places he visited on his trek through Asia. Along the way, he enlivens the narrative with his musings on culture, religion, myth, and politics, describing both the trivial and the sublime. As always, Campbells keen intellect and boundless curiosity shine through in his lucid prose. From these pages, Campbell enthusiasts will come away with a deeper understanding of the man, his work, and his enduring legacy.

Joseph Campbell

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(Nueva York, 1904 - Honolulú, 1987) fue, junto a Mircea Eliade, el mitólogo más importante de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Profesor emérito de literatura en el Sarah Lawrence College de Nueva York, fue un reconocido escritor y conferenciante de temas de mitología y religiones comparadas.

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