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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth

1988–

Mythologist Joseph Campbell presents his ideas about comparative mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society.

360 min

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The Man Behind the Myth: Should We Question the Hero’s Journey?

Campbell claimed his theory, which has gone on to influence everything from Star Wars to Disney’s Aladdin, arose from a universal structure inherent in the global myths of antiquity. The problem is, that’s a lie. Campbell’s theory is as mythological as the stories from which it borrows.

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Sarah E. Bond, Joel Christensen
2021
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Myths to Live By

What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making...

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Joseph Campbell
1993
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The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work

Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers.

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Joseph Campbell
2014
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29:17

The Hero's Journey of Self-Discovery

The cycle of the hero’s journey is a tale that is told over and over again, calling us to change by pushing us out of our comfort zone. These lessons are repeated over and over again, as one learns from their mistakes and improves upon life.

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Joseph Campbell
2020
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Benjamin Bidlack: “The Hero’s Journey in Modern Life” | Mindshare LA TEDx

This is an abbreviated version of Benjamin Bidlack’s presentation “The Hero’s Journey in Modern Life,” given at the prestigious Mindshare LA TEDx conference in Los Angeles.

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Joseph Campbell
2010
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10:59

What Is the Hero’s Journey?: Pat Soloman at TEDxRockCreekPark

What is the Hero’s Journey? And Why Should You Care?

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Joseph Campbell
2013
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08:39

Joseph Campbell and the Myth of the Hero’s Journey

In this video we explore the relationship between mythology and the unconscious, and look at the monomyth Joseph Campbell called the myth of the hero’s journey.

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Joseph Campbell
2016
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What About the Heroine’s Journey?

The Harvard scholar Maria Tatar has made a career of studying fairy tales and folklore. Now she is taking aim at Joseph Campbell and showing us the women he left out of the story.

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Gal Beckerman
2021
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Joseph Campbell: 70 Years of Making Connections

For almost 50 years Joseph Campbell has been writing major studies of mythology.

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The New York Times
1983
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Joseph Campbell Is the Hidden Link Between ‘2001,’ ‘Star Wars,’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Mythology and the Hero’s Journey became pervasive throughout film culture and history as generation after generation turned to Joseph Campbell and The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

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Will Linn
2018
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Hero’s Journey