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How accurate is Joseph Campbell‘s claim that the vast majority of all myths/stories from history can be boiled down to following the Hero’s Journey? Is the Hero’s Journey really a through—line in storytelling throughout history, regardless of society or culture?

by /u/MaggieLinzer in /r/AskHistorians

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