The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6

By: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers

Narrated by: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers

Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

An exhilarating journey into the mind and spirit of a remarkable man, a legendary teacher, and a masterful storyteller, conducted by TV journalist Bill Moyers for their acclaimed PBS series.

Program One: "The Hero's Adventure"
Program Two: "The Message of the Myth"
Program Three: "The First Storytellers"
Program Four: "Sacrifice and Bliss"
Program Five: "Love and the Goddess"
Program Six: "Masks of Eternity"

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Critic reviews

"Those familiar with the six-part PBS series on Joseph Campbell will especially enjoy this audio production. Moyers follows the same format as the TV series: The journalist plies the tuning fork to the teacher's mind, and we listen as Campbell waxes rhapsodic on the hero, the nature of myth, storytelling, the goddess, and finally what we understand of eternity. The dialogue, like the video, is filled with Campbell's wonderful stories and punctuated with illustrative sound clips, ranging from Star Wars to the Oum prayer of Tibetan monks. This production goes into greater depth than the video text, focusing more on Campbell's exciting ideas than his personality and work. Dialogue, of course, is the best format for ideas, and Campbell's insights into myth and religion are a most refreshing response to our age, so deeply troubled with the clashing voices of religious fundamentalism. Let's listen again to Joseph Campbell." (AudioFile)

Holistic view of the world

I love this book and the insights that are so clearly expressed in the dialogue. It shows us how interconnected we all are, and the universality of our various belief systems & ideologies. Highly recommend!

A world of wisdom.

Bill Moyers is a perfect interviewer for Joseph Campbell -- able to keep up but above all intent on drawing out the lessons of JC's lifetime of study. This is a treasury of insight into the experience of being human.

it doesn't get better than this

such wonderful conversations...like having the two smartest people riding along with me in the car and i'm listening in on the conversation.

Listening to these recordings was a pleasure.

Joseph Campbell was a beloved professor, a philosopher, and an author. I enjoyed listening to these recorded interviews very much. What a treasure!!

A familiar voice

At once unsettling and comforting. Every so often, I find that I miss Mr. Campbell's voice, so I listen again.

A Reminder to Stay Open

This was my first venture into Campbell. Prior to this I only had other's interpretations of him. I was drawn to his ideas so much that I almost didn't want to read him out of fear of disappointment. But there was no disappointment. This book was challenging and affirming. It was a wonderful journey of the vastness of human thought, philosophy and theology. While constantly highlighting the commonality found throughout. It was a reminder to stay open, keep looking, and never get too comfortable.

inspirational, insightful, helpful for living

One of the best books I've ever "read". It really helped me to think outside the box, and to see what we have in common in our human experience.

This is important

And you should listen to it, if you don’t that would be just fine with Joseph but if you made it this far you should.

Joseph Campbell - My Hero

Sometimes you like a book for its plot, sometimes for its characters, sometimes the locality will seduce you. But to read Joseph Campbell is a treat for the soul, and you read (or listen) to his stories for its words; like chocolate for the mind, food for the soul. This particular book talks about myths and how man has one basic idea or awe and in order to make sense of it, turns it into a god or goddess. We may think our religiousness is unique to our race or ethnicity, but Campbell explains to us that it's the same basic universal idea just blended around to fit our individual circumstance. I watched the original PBS series, and it's a joy to find this keepsake.

Exellent overview:the World's transcendent ideas

This book is helpful if you want to understand how interconnected our world truly is...+ to focus onthe similarities of the various faiths instead of the differences...