have you read his book? in this book campbell proves that all religions are based on mythology and the moment religions are stripped of that mythical ideology nothing remains.
what good does it do humanbeings to waste time on superstition?
2007-03-23 16:38:43 · 7 answers · asked by Proud Muslim Beautiful Islam 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Proves all religion is based on mythology? No he argued that common themes and archtypes exist throuhout myhtology. That doesn't say anything about the truth or falsity of religion itself, just that people have common concerns, asprirations, etc. People of every religion use fire ( though I am sure many fundies protest it violently) that doesn't prove that they all learned it from the same person ( Ogh, to her freinds) nor does it prove that Ogh wasn't the source for all of them.
The odd are that mythologies borrow from each other and Cambell has certainly proved they overlap and share common themes. While this may all be explained by psychological reasons, it does not drove religious possibilities.
2007-03-23 16:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great book. One of the things maybe you didn't pick up on was the idea of "kokoro." It means the germ of an idea. It's more than the kernel of the seed, it's the essence of the life force that lies inert within the seed. Mythology offers that human connection to the divine that philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and all the hard sciences don't. It's magnetic in proportion.The lessons in the stories offer revelations that are intricitally spun into the fabric of our nature. For example---a story. Who doesn't like a good story?
2007-03-23 16:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Campbell proves that all humans are mythmakers, and that to a certain extent, myth is true. Let me recommend "Why God Won't Go Away" by Newberg and D'Aquila. It deals with belief from a neuro-biological point of view. I found it very interesting.
2007-03-23 19:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
numerous years in the past invoice Moyers interviewed Joseph Campbell in a chain of courses on PBS. Your library would have CDs or video tapes of those interviews. They clarify his innovations greater advantageous than his books do.
2016-10-01 09:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by husted 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sort of thought pattern is apparently part of our primate social adaptations. Ideas about the human spirit have risen from every single corner of the earth. It, itself, is part of the archetypes that we love so much. Maybe another way to exercise this strong human facility will be found, but we're stuck with it's current form for the time being.
2007-03-23 16:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I met a phylosopher that said religions ar marketing organizations.
I agree with that for the most part.
I bellieve in the Devine though. Very deeply.
The book sounds very interesting. I will watch for it. Thank you.
Peace.
2007-03-23 18:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is much more to myth than first meets the eye. The person must be the hero and not depend on others to save them. "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free".
2007-03-23 16:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋