--- product_id: 49706858 title: "The Hero with A Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)" price: "AR$137727" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/49706858-the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-the-collected-works-joseph store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Universal cultural insights Classic mythic blueprint Psychology meets storytelling The Hero with A Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) **Price:** AR$137727 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌟 Your epic journey starts here — become the hero of your own story! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Hero with A Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) - **How much does it cost?** AR$137727 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/49706858-the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-the-collected-works-joseph) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Bridging Myth & Mind:** Joseph Campbell fuses modern psychology with ancient myths for profound personal insight. - • **Expanded Third Edition:** Enhanced with new illustrations, sidebars, and a comprehensive bibliography for deeper exploration. - • **Enduring Cultural Impact:** A 20th-century classic still shaping fields from anthropology to spiritual growth. - • **Inspiration for Creatives:** A must-have for writers, filmmakers, and game designers seeking legendary storytelling frameworks. - • **Unlock the Hero’s Journey:** Discover the timeless narrative that shapes every story and life transformation. ## Overview The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a seminal work that explores the universal 'Hero’s Journey' motif found across global mythologies. This third edition features expanded illustrations and sidebars, making Campbell’s groundbreaking synthesis of psychology and mythology more accessible than ever. Celebrated by scholars and creatives alike, it remains a foundational text for understanding storytelling, spirituality, and human transformation. ## Description Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell’s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero’s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world’s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction. As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars. As relevant today as when it was first published, The Hero with a Thousand Faces continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists—including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers—and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories. Review: Not just the Hero's but Everyman's (and woman's) journey - This is a classic for writers and storytellers and I'm ashamed to say I've only just read it at the age of 56. However, like many profound books, it's a book that means much more when one's ready for it. I'm not sure if I'd read it younger, or at a calm period in my life, that it would have had such an impact, although it's wonderfully researched and beautifully written and would be illuminating on a purely academic level. I read it after going through one of those periods where life throws up one thing after another until it seems more than just coincidence - like some sort of extreme test of one's strength. It helped me to assimilate the experience - recognising the hero's journey in my own, with its entry into dark places, its ordeals, and the eventual emergence with invisible treasure. Looking for the treasure helped me to make meaning from what I had experienced and focus on the positive instead of the negative. Since then I have looked up the myths and started reading some of the books he uses as sources, which is also proving fascinating. It's a book I will read again and again because I know I will find deeper meanings in it with each reading, and it has also given me an insight into the themes of my own life and writing, and sources for stories to tell. Review: A work of pure genius! - The key to understanding this classic book, and getting the most from it, is to realise that it's actually all about YOU. Campbell wrote it for YOU. Just think about the title for a start. YOU are the hero and your hero's journey is all about finding your inner life, your divine spark, and being engulfed and re-born out of it. This is what all the world's great hero myths were really talking about, symbolically, and Campbell brilliantly draws together the universal themes and parallels running through all the world's mystical and religious traditions, all of which were concerned (when understood metaphorically instead of literally) with this marvellous "death and resurrection" of the human psyche - from human animal to divine incarnation. It's a heroic deed which we all have the potential to achieve, and this book vibrantly and beautifully recollects many anicent stories that have drawn Mankind's imagination toward this very real transformation, through the use of the oldest and best means at our disposal - symbolic storytelling. This book is not just for the student or teacher of mythology or comparative religion, it's for everyone on the spiritual path. In fact, this book speaks directly to you wherever you are right now in life, whether on that path or not. Simply brilliant, and possibly the most important book of the 20th century. Even the full five star rating is not enough! ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 15,698 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 15 in Folklore (Books) 625 in New Age (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,862 Reviews | ## Images ![The Hero with A Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81v9zbNbzZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not just the Hero's but Everyman's (and woman's) journey *by U***A on 11 July 2009* This is a classic for writers and storytellers and I'm ashamed to say I've only just read it at the age of 56. However, like many profound books, it's a book that means much more when one's ready for it. I'm not sure if I'd read it younger, or at a calm period in my life, that it would have had such an impact, although it's wonderfully researched and beautifully written and would be illuminating on a purely academic level. I read it after going through one of those periods where life throws up one thing after another until it seems more than just coincidence - like some sort of extreme test of one's strength. It helped me to assimilate the experience - recognising the hero's journey in my own, with its entry into dark places, its ordeals, and the eventual emergence with invisible treasure. Looking for the treasure helped me to make meaning from what I had experienced and focus on the positive instead of the negative. Since then I have looked up the myths and started reading some of the books he uses as sources, which is also proving fascinating. It's a book I will read again and again because I know I will find deeper meanings in it with each reading, and it has also given me an insight into the themes of my own life and writing, and sources for stories to tell. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A work of pure genius! *by M***N on 9 August 2006* The key to understanding this classic book, and getting the most from it, is to realise that it's actually all about YOU. Campbell wrote it for YOU. Just think about the title for a start. YOU are the hero and your hero's journey is all about finding your inner life, your divine spark, and being engulfed and re-born out of it. This is what all the world's great hero myths were really talking about, symbolically, and Campbell brilliantly draws together the universal themes and parallels running through all the world's mystical and religious traditions, all of which were concerned (when understood metaphorically instead of literally) with this marvellous "death and resurrection" of the human psyche - from human animal to divine incarnation. It's a heroic deed which we all have the potential to achieve, and this book vibrantly and beautifully recollects many anicent stories that have drawn Mankind's imagination toward this very real transformation, through the use of the oldest and best means at our disposal - symbolic storytelling. This book is not just for the student or teacher of mythology or comparative religion, it's for everyone on the spiritual path. In fact, this book speaks directly to you wherever you are right now in life, whether on that path or not. Simply brilliant, and possibly the most important book of the 20th century. Even the full five star rating is not enough! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simply amazing *by B***N on 21 July 2021* Just started getting into the Joseph Campbell collection, and this is the 2nd book I've read after The Power of Myth, which is a book where he's referencing his collective works. So I guess this is the first proper, in and of itself, book I've read from Campbell and I'm just blown away by such an extraordinary mind. Not just in the sense of the book itself, but his ability to release the extraordinary power of reflective thought within myself and, ultimately, the power within myself to become extraordinary. Myth seems to be a powerful agent, specifically if one is lacking faith. In themselves and in the world. And Campbell unravels the absolute necessity of Myth in the modern world, using supreme historical examples which highlight his points and overall message beautifully. This is one of those books you'd urge anyone to read at least once in their lifetime. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) - The Power of Myth - The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/49706858-the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-the-collected-works-joseph](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/49706858-the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-the-collected-works-joseph) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-09-13*