Hardcover. Pub Date: December 2004 Pages: 224 Publisher: the New World Liary Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as'' other people's religion.'' But he also said that one of the Basic Functions of myth is to help each INDIVIDUAL through the journey of life. providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment - or. as he called it. bliss. For Campbell. many of the world's most powerful myths support the individual's heroic path toward bliss. In Pathways to Bliss. Campbell examines this personal. psychological side of myth. Like his classic bestselling books Myths to Live By and The Power of Myth. Pathways to Bliss draws from Campbell's popular lectures and dialogues. which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he anchors mythology's symbolic wisdom to...