Baksheesh and Brahman: Asian Journals - India (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

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After ten years of intensive study of Indian art and philosophy, Joseph Campbell, at 50, finally embarked on a journey to India. Searching for the transcendent (Brahman), he found instead stark realities: growing nationalism, religious rivalry, poverty, and a prevalent culture of what he called x93;baksheesh,x201D; or alms. This journal chronicles the disillusionment and revelation that would change the course of Campbellx2019;s life and study, and his transition from professor to counterculture icon. Balancing Campbellx2019;s astute explorations of mythology and history are his often amusing observations of a sometimes frustrating alien culture and his fellow Western travelers. This account also includes personal photographs, specially commissioned maps, and illustrations redrawn from Campbellx2019;s own hand.