Bonus: Archetypes of the Christ Legend
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Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story as mythic revelation, tracing shared archetypes across various religions.
In this bonus episode, "Archetypes of the Christ Legend", recorded at Mann Ranch in 1971, Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story not as literal history but as mythic revelation. Tracing shared archetypes across Buddhism, Mithraism, Hinduism, and Judaism, Campbell reveals how motifs like the virgin birth, the cave, exile, the threatened child, and the tyrant king express a universal pattern of spiritual awakening and renewal.
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