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Joseph Campbell on The Power of Myth

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Jim Buie
Dec 24, 2024
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In the 1980s, journalist Bill Moyers interviewed writer Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who specialized in comparative literature and comparative religion. The interviews formed the basis of a television series and best-selling book called The Power of Myth. The essence of Campbell’s philosophy was “I don…

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