When Joseph Campbell died in 1987 at the age of 83, he was considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on myth. He wrote over 20 books (eg “The Hero with 1000 faces” and “Masks of God”) and saw mythology as the song of the universe. In the two years prior to his death, Bill Moyers conducted this extensive series of interviews with Campbell at the Californian ranch of filmmaker, George Lucas, whose film “Star Wars was influenced by Campbell’s writings. In episode 1 (“The Hero’s Adventure”) Campbell discusses the function of the hero using “Star Wars” to illustrate this. In episode 2 (“The Message of the Myth”)he reveals the universality of many religious myths, such as the creation myth, and in episode 3 (“The First Storytellers”) he stresses the importance of ritual as enactment of myth.
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303498
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rites and ceremonies
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Heroes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion
History → Heroes
History → Myth
Literature → Myth
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Heroes
People → Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987
People → Heroes
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)