My goodness, is Mr. Trask a phenomenal translator! For such a verbose, repetitive, and dense book, Mr. Trask deciphered the complicated philosophies in a smooth and coherent way. That being said, there were some great ideas within; the author’s analyses of myth and sacred symbolism balanced anthropology with religion and merged psychology in as well. Be forewarned, however, this was not an easy read and I found myself making all kinds of interesting faces while trying to follow the author’s train of thought. Overall, I broadened my vocabulary here but wandered aimlessly otherwise.