Includes material on "the buffalo-gods, Quetzalcoatls, Buddhas, fairy queens and other such figures."

Based on thirteen lectures delivered at the Cooper Union Forum between 1958 and 1971. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1972.

Foreword /Johnson E. Fairchild -- Preface -- 1. The impact of science on myth -- 2. The emergence of mankind -- 3. The importance of rites -- 4. The separation of East and West -- 5. The confrontation of East and West in religion -- 6. The inspiration of Oriental art -- 7. Zen -- 8. The mythology of love -- 9. Mythologies of war and peace -- 10. Schizophrenia - the inward journey -- 11. The moon walk - the outward journey -- 12. Envoy : no more horizons -- Reference notes -- Index.