Founded | 1991 |
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Founder | Jean Erdman Campbell and Robert Walter |
Focus | Education, Mythology |
Location |
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Area served
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Global |
Key people
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Robert Walter, co-founder and president Jean Erdman, co-founder and president emeritus David Kudler, publications Stephen Gerringer, community |
Slogan | A network of information; a community of individuals |
Website | www.jcf.org |
The Joseph Campbell Foundation is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserve, protect and perpetuate the work of influential American mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). It fosters academic and popular discussion in the fields of comparative mythology and religion, psychology and culture through its publishing program, events, local groups (Mythological RoundTable(R) groups) and its internet presence.
The foundation was created in 1991 by Campbell's widow, choreographer Jean Erdman, and by his longtime editor Robert Walter, who is the foundation's president.
Among the initiatives undertaken by the JCF are: