Joseph Campbell - The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, talks to Bill Moyers about his ideas, his studies, and his philosophy, in this six-part 1988 TV series for American network PBS.

Campbell's work in comparative mythology and comparative religion is truly fascinating, and across these six hour-long episodes he gets to explain his compelling take on life, the universe and everything.

Part historian, part academic, part mystic, Campbell has profound answers for life's mysteries. Picking up where writers such as James Frazer and Northrop Frye left off, Campbell shows how human cultural output - religion, ritual and fiction - reflects universal human values and shared experiences that deeply connect all members of mankind across historical and geographical divides.

• Watch Episode One
• Watch Episode Two
• Watch Episode Three
• Watch Episode Four
• Watch Episode Five
• Watch Episode Six

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