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It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that… - Joseph Campbell
" "It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that tend to tie it back. In fact, it may very well be that the very high incidence of neuroticism among ourselves follows the decline among us of such effective spiritual aid. We remain fixated to the unexorcised images of our infancy, and hence disinclined to the necessary passages of our adulthood.
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About Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell (26 March 1904 – 30 October 1987) was an American professor, writer, and orator most famous for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion.
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Joseph John Campbell Smith
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Joseph John Campbell
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Joseph Cambell
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