Joseph Campbell Flashcards

1
Q

The details of heroic stories in all religious worlds are _.

A

different

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2
Q

Takes a vow to sit under a tree and meditates until he reaches either enlightenment or dies by being tempted by a demon 3x. He overcomes this and then becomes the _.

A

Buddha

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3
Q

Campbell thought that the hero’s journey is the most important religious _.

A

myth

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4
Q

3 most important patterns in “the hero’s journey”?

A

departure
adversities
return

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5
Q

The heroic figure has to go somewhere that is out of the ordinary and leaves the familiar

A

Departure

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6
Q

Went to the desert for 40 days

A

Jesus

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7
Q

Went to a cave in the mountains for a month each year during the month of Ramadan to engage in religious practice

A

Muhammad

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8
Q

Magical, miraculous, temptations by demonic figures, challenges, gaining new powers

A

Adversities

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9
Q

Earthly figures: hunger, fear, death

A

Adversities

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10
Q

Becomes transformed, new powers

A

Return

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11
Q

A religious example of the hero’s journey is?

A

Gilgamesh (Babylonian epic)

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