It is not only that there is no hiding place for the gods from the searching telescope and microscope; there is no such society any more as the gods once supported. (Joseph Campbell)

It is not only that there is no hiding place for the gods from the searching telescope and microscope; there is no such society any more as the gods once supported.

Joseph Campbell

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