Title: Signifying nothing
Product review: After all the shouting has died down, the truth is that Campbell's work looks great - as long as you're sufficiently young at heart that you cannot see how shallow his ideas are.This is a classic example of Western-style religious rebellion, especially in the 1950s and 60s - rejecting one's own traditions in favour of sanitised, homogenised, exotic Eastern teachings. It is romantic, defiant, and ultimately vacuous. Yet for many people, especially, perhaps, those with above average intellect, a flirtation with Campbell's work may be a necessary stage in their development - a part of their own "hero's journey".Though fun while it lasts, like all of Campbell's writing there is nothing here of any lasting substance. As Shakespeare so eloquently put it:"It is a tale, told by an idiot,Full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing."It just takes some people longer than others to spot Emperor Campbell's nakedness.
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