The Hero's Journey Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work

by Campbell, Joseph; Cousineau, Phil

• ISBN13: 9781577314042
• ISBN10: 1577314042
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-27
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

The author of Hero With a Thousand Faces, The Masks of God series, and The Power of Myth here turns his powers of observation and analysis on his own life's journey and conveys the excitement of his life-long exploration of mythic traditions, which he called "the one great story of mankind." In conversations with poets, anthropologists, and philosophers, Campbell reflects on subjects ranging from the origins and functions of myth, the role of the artist and the need for ritual, to the ordeals of love and romance. Illustrated throughout with photographs from Joseph Campbell's family archive and with a new, revised introduction, The Hero's Journey introduces the reader first-hand to Joseph Campbell the man, his discoveries, his terminology, and his thinking.

Author Biography

Joseph Campbell was an American author and teacher best known for his work in the field of comparative mythology. He was born in New York City in 1904, and from early childhood he became interested in mythology. He loved to read books about Native American cultures, and frequently visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was fascinated by the museum's collection of totem poles. Campbell was educated at Columbia University, where he specialized in medieval literature and, after earning a master's degree, continued his studies at universities in Paris and Munich. Joseph Campbell died in 1987. In 1988, a series of television interviews with Bill Moyers, The Power of Myth, introduced Campbell's views to millions of people Phil Cousineau is the cowriter and associate producer of the award-winning film The Hero's Journey: The Life and Work of Joseph Campbell and the author or editor of sixteen other books

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface to the Centennial Edition	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Editor's Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Chronology of Joseph Campbell's Life	p. xxvi
The Call to Adventure	p. 1
The Road of Trials	p. 19
The Vision Quest	p. 51
The Meeting with the Goddess	p. 81
The Boon	p. 113
The Magic Flight	p. 141
The Return Threshold	p. 179
The Master of Two Worlds	p. 199
Epilogue: The Tiger and the Goat	p. 231
Books by Joseph Campbell	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 235
List of Contributors	p. 238
Illustration Credits	p. 239
Index	p. 241
About the Author	p. 251
About the Joseph Campbell Foundation	p. 253
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