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Joseph Campbell



Joseph Campbell, PhD, (1904–1987) was an American scholar and author focusing on comparative mythology, including the role myths play in the human experience. He is the author of many books, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Power of Myth . The latter is the basis of his popular 1988 documentary interview series with journalist Bill Moyers.

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Joseph Campbell: The Laws of God and Man

Joseph Campbell takes a quick look at the underpinnings of modern society—our religions, with their emphasis on immutable, unchanging law; and our culture, with its emphasis on a more democratically determined set of laws and institutions.

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Joseph Campbell
2018
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Primitive Mythology

In this first volume of The Masks of God, the world’s preeminent mythologist explores and illuminates the wellsprings of myth.

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Campbell Joseph
1991
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Joseph Campbell—Circumcision

Interpretations of circumcision from Judaism to the Sudan. This video is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, previously unreleased by the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

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Joseph Campbell
2010
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FindCenter Quotes ImageFind a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

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Occidental Mythology

A systematic and fascinating comparison of the themes that underlie the art, worship, and literature of the Western world.

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Campbell Joseph
1991
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Joseph Campbell—Sun, Moon, Serpent, and Bull

From bullfights to marriage, Joseph Campbell discusses symbols of sacrifice. This video is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, previously unreleased by the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

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Joseph Campbell
2010
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Correspondence: 1927–1987

This brand-new collection of letters features illuminating conversations between Joseph Campbell and a fascinating cast of correspondents, ranging from friends and cowriters to renegade scholars and fellow visionaries.

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Joseph Campbell, Evans Lansing Smith (editor), Dennis Patrick Slattery (editor)
2019
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FindCenter Quotes ImageYour sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.

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Joseph Campbell—Initiation Through Trials

Discussion of the Sun Dance rituals of the Mandan tribe, and their significance for the males of the tribe, who have to be actively placed into their adult roles through hardships and pain.

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Joseph Campbell
2010
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Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors — and their misinterpretations — with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship.

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Joseph Campbell
2013
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