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Publication
Princeton, NJ, 1957: Bollingen Series XI, Pantheon Books
Description
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.
Language
Original language
German
Original publication date
1948
Local notes
SS Numerous multicultural stories of human conquest of evil, their symbols, and (mainly Jungian) analysis. Sources include Arabian Nights, Irish Legends, Hindu tales, the Arthurian cycle, medieval Christianity.
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