Every religion is true one ... by Joseph Campbell, an American Author

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“Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.”

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Name: Joseph Campbell

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1904

Date of Death: Oct 31, 1987

Profession: Author

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