In "Myths to Live By, " Joseph, Campbell explores the enduring power of
the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the
myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present,
returning always to the source from which all mythology springs; the
creative imagination.
Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the earth have been
shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain
basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region,
or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators
and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential
everywhere.