Books like Myths to live by

Myths to live by by Joseph Campbell reads as profound, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Myth and reality

Mircea Eliade · 1963

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

Zur Psychologie westlicher und östlicher Religion

Carl Gustav Jung · 1938

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

The hero with a thousand faces

Joseph Campbell · 1949

Both explore mythology & archetypes

83% genome match

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James · 1817

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

Lost Christianity

Jacob Needleman · 1980

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

A history of God

Karen Armstrong · 1993

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

Pagan theology

Michael York · 2002

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match

Amor and Psyche

Erich Neumann · 1956

Both explore mythology & archetypes

71% genome match

Shadow and evil in fairy tales

Marie-Louise von Franz · 1974

Both explore archetypes & mythology

68% genome match

King, warrior, magician, lover

Moore, Robert L. · 1989

Both explore archetypes & mythology

65% genome match

Leaving My Father's House

Marion Woodman · 1992

Both explore archetypes

67% genome match

Camino de perfección [por] Santa Teresa de Jesús

Teresa of Avila · 1632

Shares the faith thread

69% genome match