Do Storytelling and Drama Come from Ancient Humans' Desire to Imitate Their Gods?

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Do Storytelling and Drama Come from Ancient Humans' Desire to Imitate Their Gods?

Abraham Joshua Heschel suggests an idea which reminds me of how central the Hero's Journey structure is in great storytelling.

David Swindle 🟦

May 06, 2023

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As a fiction writer and book publisher of fiction narratives for an explicitly Judeo-Christian company sometimes I pause given drama’s pagan origins.

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