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- noun mythology a
cyclical journey orquest undertaken by amythical hero
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In Bone, the monomyth is encased in what has come to be called the high fantasy epic.
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In Bone, the monomyth is encased in what has come to be called the high fantasy epic.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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The documentary Finding Joe, directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon, is a heart warming and inspired retelling of Joseph Campbell's iconic Hero's Journey, one that lucidly walks us through perhaps the archetype of archetypes, the diagram for self-realization and psychological illumination known as the monomyth.
Jason Silva: Finding Joe Documentary Reminds Us of Our Hero's Journey Jason Silva 2011
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The documentary Finding Joe, directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon, is a heart warming and inspired retelling of Joseph Campbell's iconic Hero's Journey, one that lucidly walks us through perhaps the archetype of archetypes, the diagram for self-realization and psychological illumination known as the monomyth.
Jason Silva: Finding Joe Documentary Reminds Us of Our Hero's Journey Jason Silva 2011
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Campbell took what had been also described as the monomyth -- the universal story, told with the same basic pattern, by every culture, about the journey of the hero.
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Campbell took what had been also described as the monomyth -- the universal story, told with the same basic pattern, by every culture, about the journey of the hero.
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Campbell took what had been also described as the monomyth -- the universal story, told with the same basic pattern, by every culture, about the journey of the hero.
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Campbell took what had been also described as the monomyth -- the universal story, told with the same basic pattern, by every culture, about the journey of the hero.
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Campbell took what had been also described as the monomyth -- the universal story, told with the same basic pattern, by every culture, about the journey of the hero.
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At the same time the game continues to explore the idea of monomyth, this time incorporating the influences of the Norse mythology into its narrative.
WN.com - Articles related to The World-Wonder of modern Bank Profit Making 2010
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Campbell famously and rather rapturously identified the “monomyth”: the single great life-giving story that expresses itself in endless variations through the legendarium of every tribe and culture.
Joseph Campbell’s Woman Problem James Parker 2022
bilby commented on the word monomyth
There's quite a lengthy discussion on Wikipedia about the monomyth, its components and variations.
December 24, 2012
qms commented on the word monomyth
A device to decipher a story with,
To break through the shell into the pith,
Is to look for signs
That the plot aligns
To the classical course of the monomyth.
June 16, 2014