{"product_id":"2940172639388","title":"Occidental Mythology: The Masks of God, Volume III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the power of myth as it flowered in the ancient Near East and the Classical World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this third volume of \"The Masks of God\" amp;mdash; Joseph Campbell¿s major work of comparative mythology amp;mdash; the preeminent mythologist looks at the pagan religions of Greece, Rome, and the Celts, as well as the Abrahamic religions amp;mdash; Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Exploring the West¿s shift from female-centered to male-centered mythology, Campbell examines the distinguishing characteristics and the shared root concepts of these mythologies. \"The Masks of God\" is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell¿s masterworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn completing it, he wrote: ¿Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which 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.¿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106148991216,"sku":"2940172639388","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172639388_p0.jpg?v=1763842557","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172639388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}