As Campbell defines it, myths are “stories about the wisdom of life” and without a powerful mythology, “society has provided them no rituals by which they become members of the tribe, of the community”, resulting in a violent society where people don’t know how to grow up and behave as adults. The Power of Myth is a pretty long book, but the gist of it goes like this: Myths have traditionally been used to help its listeners grow up and adjust to society. Unfortunately, only four libraries in Singapore have the book, so I decided to read The Power of Myth first, since that’s available as an ebook and was in my TBR list anyway. As a respond, Warren suggested that I read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. When I was reviewing Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairytales, I wondered about how myths and other tales travel across countries.
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