Myth conceptions
Subtitle: Joseph Campbell and the New Age
By: Tom Snyder ; foreword by Bob and Gretchen Passantino.
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Campbell, Joseph, 1904-; Apologetics.; Myth.; New Age movement.
Description: The PBS series "The Power of Myth" first introduced Joseph Campbell as a primary influence on Western culture. Myth Conceptions reveals this New Age thinker, probing what his ideas mean for Christians. Tom Snyder looks at Campbell's influence on films, especially Steven Spielberg's, and his view of "politically correct" truth, morality, and religious experience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-273) and index.