Tag: Joseph Campbell

  • The Ultimate Monomyth: Mapping Christ’s Journey of Sacrifice and Rebirth

    Abstract This paper posits that the historical narrative of Jesus Christ is not merely an archetypal hero’s journey but the definitive instantiation of the monomyth, the source from which all other heroic myths derive their resonance. Through a rigorous, stage-by-stage analysis of Joseph Campbell’s seventeen-part structure, this work maps the life, death, and resurrection of…

  • The Mahdi’s Quest: A Hero’s Journey to Justice and Unity

    Abstract: This paper posits that the Islamic eschatological narrative of the Mahdi is a pristine articulation of the human monomyth, or “Hero’s Journey,” as identified by Joseph Campbell. It moves beyond a structural comparison to propose a new interpretive framework: Need-Based Morality (NBM). Through this lens, the Mahdi’s quest is revealed not merely as a…