Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth.
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This handsome volume of essays . . . is the yield of what can be called an Indologist's holiday. . . . Expertly edited by Joseph Campbell, these essays rest upon Zimmer's belief--a belief which he shares with Jung and others--that the spiritual heritage of archaic man still survives in "the deeper unconscious layers of our soul.' -- Saturday Review of Literature
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The noted Indologist "Heinrich Zimmer", born in Germany in 1890, came to the United States in 1940, at the height of his career, and was lecturing at Columbia University when he died in 1943. His other works in the Bollingen series include "Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization" and "Philosophies of India".
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the tales that teach,
By ex nihilo "creatio" (Urbs et orbis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil (Paperback)
I just love this book. The story from which the book takes its title profoundly affected me the first time I read it: it is the story of an Indian king who has to take part in a quest.This turns out to be an unexpected and thoroughly comprehensive lesson in life and the king emerges from it as a new and wiser person. You will also feel different after reading it. All the stories related in this book are incredibly old but can still connect with the deepest part of our souls. A book to reread.
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This review is from: The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil (Paperback)
In the tradition of Johann Jacob Bachhofen and in league with those such as Joseph Campbell, Heinrich Zimmer"s "The King and The Corpse" gets about as good as you will find with respect to comparative mythology. I highly recommend any Jung readers to visit Zimmer's brilliant pages. I also find the melding of Western and Eastern myth systems to be superb. Here is an adventurous path to follow.
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This review is from: The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil (Paperback)
In the tradition of Johann Jacob Bachhofen and in league with those such as Joseph Campbell, Heinrich Zimmer"s "The King and The Corpse" gets about as good as you will find with respect to comparative mythology. I highly recommend any Jung readers to visit Zimmer's brilliant pages. I also find the melding of Western and Eastern myth systems to be superb. Here is an adventurous path to follow.
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WHO knows the story of Abu Kasem and his slippers? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
involuntary creation, knight with the lion, beggar ascetic, pictorial script, shaggy horse, dolorous stroke, green girdle, fairy realm, fairy powers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Lancelot, King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Abu Kasem, Round Table, God of Love, Green Knight, Queen Guinevere, Love God, Dame Brisen, Dame Elaine, Lady of the Fountain, King Pellam, Highest Being, Chrétien de Troyes, Roman de Merlin, Lady of the Lake, Lords of Creatures, Middle Ages, New York, Sir Balin, Slow Wanderer, Castle of Abundance, Countess of the Fountain, Green Chapel New!
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WHO knows the story of Abu Kasem and his slippers? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
involuntary creation, knight with the lion, beggar ascetic, pictorial script, shaggy horse, dolorous stroke, green girdle, fairy realm, fairy powers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Lancelot, King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Abu Kasem, Round Table, God of Love, Green Knight, Queen Guinevere, Love God, Dame Brisen, Dame Elaine, Lady of the Fountain, King Pellam, Highest Being, Chrétien de Troyes, Roman de Merlin, Lady of the Lake, Lords of Creatures, Middle Ages, New York, Sir Balin, Slow Wanderer, Castle of Abundance, Countess of the Fountain, Green Chapel New!
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- Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization by Heinrich Robert Zimmer in Front Matter, page 178, and Back Matter
- Celtic Myth And Arthurian Romance by Roger Sherman Loomis LOOMIS on page 77, and page 96
- The Golden Ass (Oxford World's Classics) by Apuleius on page 36, and page 66
- The Road of Life and Death by Paul Radin on page 43, and Back Matter
- The Golden Ass (Dodo Press) by Lucius Apuleius on page 36, and page 66
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- Philosophies of India by Heinrich Robert Zimmer on 5 pages
- Baksheesh and Brahman: Asian Journals - India (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) by Joseph Campbell on 4 pages
- Sites of Southern Memory: The Autobiographies of Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin, Lillian Smith, and Pauli Murray by Darlene O'Dell on 4 pages
- Splitting the Difference: Gender and Myth in Ancient Greece and India (Jordan Lectures in Comparative Religion) by Wendy Doniger on 4 pages
- Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche by Marie-Louise von Franz on page 308, page 360, and Back Matter
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