The Inner Reaches of Outer Space
Metaphor as Myth and as Religion
Joseph Campbell
“Campbell, who is known for speaking his mind, pulls no punches here. This book, more than any other, unambiguously delineates his basic understanding of mythology and religion.... Inveterate underliners will be tempted to highlight things on virtually every page."
- Parabola
“In a time of felt mythlessness, when the culture suffers a crunching literalism in politics, in religion, and in everyday human relationships, Campbell's little book on the metaphoric and mythic quality of life functions as a grand net of gems."
- David L. Miller, Ph.D., Watson-Ledden Professor of Religions, Syracuse University
"The wealth and breadth of reference in this small book is truly prodigious... as Campbell now soars like an eagle to a generalization about The Big Bang, now dives like a hawk to a precise description of the color and number of lotus petals in each of the seven centers of the calera system, rendering both lucid in a single universe of discourse."
- Newsday
"If The Inner Reaches of Outer Space receives the wide reading it deserves, its ideas will be of great consequence indeed... Campbell shares with Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Fuentes an intuitive skill in building energy through the dialectic of contraction and release, thematically as well as structurally. His chapter entitled "The Way of Art is often breathtakingly beautiful, conveying as it does the author's appreciation of the esthetic dimension of mystical realization. ... His work is important. He is a national treasure.
- Noeric Sciences Review
Metaphor as Myth and as Religion
Joseph Campbell
“Campbell, who is known for speaking his mind, pulls no punches here. This book, more than any other, unambiguously delineates his basic understanding of mythology and religion.... Inveterate underliners will be tempted to highlight things on virtually every page."
- Parabola
“In a time of felt mythlessness, when the culture suffers a crunching literalism in politics, in religion, and in everyday human relationships, Campbell's little book on the metaphoric and mythic quality of life functions as a grand net of gems."
- David L. Miller, Ph.D., Watson-Ledden Professor of Religions, Syracuse University
"The wealth and breadth of reference in this small book is truly prodigious... as Campbell now soars like an eagle to a generalization about The Big Bang, now dives like a hawk to a precise description of the color and number of lotus petals in each of the seven centers of the calera system, rendering both lucid in a single universe of discourse."
- Newsday
"If The Inner Reaches of Outer Space receives the wide reading it deserves, its ideas will be of great consequence indeed... Campbell shares with Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Fuentes an intuitive skill in building energy through the dialectic of contraction and release, thematically as well as structurally. His chapter entitled "The Way of Art is often breathtakingly beautiful, conveying as it does the author's appreciation of the esthetic dimension of mystical realization. ... His work is important. He is a national treasure.
- Noeric Sciences Review
Metaphor as Myth and as Religion
Joseph Campbell
“Campbell, who is known for speaking his mind, pulls no punches here. This book, more than any other, unambiguously delineates his basic understanding of mythology and religion.... Inveterate underliners will be tempted to highlight things on virtually every page."
- Parabola
“In a time of felt mythlessness, when the culture suffers a crunching literalism in politics, in religion, and in everyday human relationships, Campbell's little book on the metaphoric and mythic quality of life functions as a grand net of gems."
- David L. Miller, Ph.D., Watson-Ledden Professor of Religions, Syracuse University
"The wealth and breadth of reference in this small book is truly prodigious... as Campbell now soars like an eagle to a generalization about The Big Bang, now dives like a hawk to a precise description of the color and number of lotus petals in each of the seven centers of the calera system, rendering both lucid in a single universe of discourse."
- Newsday
"If The Inner Reaches of Outer Space receives the wide reading it deserves, its ideas will be of great consequence indeed... Campbell shares with Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Fuentes an intuitive skill in building energy through the dialectic of contraction and release, thematically as well as structurally. His chapter entitled "The Way of Art is often breathtakingly beautiful, conveying as it does the author's appreciation of the esthetic dimension of mystical realization. ... His work is important. He is a national treasure.
- Noeric Sciences Review
