The Power of Myth
| Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth | |
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| Starring |
Joseph Campbell Bill Moyers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 360 minutes (60 minutes per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | June 21 – June 26, 1988 |
| Author |
Joseph Campbell Bill Moyers Betty Sue Flowers (ed.) |
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| Cover artist | Cathy Saksa |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Myth |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
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Publication date
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1988 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 231 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) (paperback) |
| OCLC | 17650532 |
| 291.1/3 19 | |
| LC Class | BL304 .C36 1988 |
The Power of Myth is a book based on the 1988 PBS documentary Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary was originally broadcast as six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) and journalist Bill Moyers. It remains one of the most popular series in the history of American public television.
The interviews in the first five episodes were filmed at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in California, with the sixth interview conducted at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, during the final two summers of Campbell's life. (The series was broadcast on television the year following his death.) In these discussions Campbell presents his ideas about comparative mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society. These talks include excerpts from Campbell's seminal work The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The documentary series Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth was broadcast in six parts:
About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, Krishna, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, “follow your bliss,” consciousness in plants, Gaia, Chartres cathedral, spirituality vs. economics, emerging myths, “Earthrise” as a symbol.
Creation myths, transcending duality, pairs of opposites, God vs. Nature, sin, morality, participation in sorrow, the Gospel of Thomas, Old Time Religion, computers, religion as “software,” the story of Indra: “What a great boy am I!,” participation in society.
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