3 Maccabees as a monomyth
The story of the hero, as a rite of passage, is often seen as a narratological quest, which because of the work of Campbell is now referred to as the monomyth. The basic pattern of all monomyths is an account of how a hero commences a journey, encounters a major crisis and then returns back home tra...
Main Author: | Nicholas P.L. Allen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2019-11-01
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Series: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
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Online Access: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5497 |
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