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The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell

  • 1987
  • Not Rated
  • 58m
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The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell (1987)
BiographyDocumentary

Joseph Campbell discusses the nature of the hero in mythology.Joseph Campbell discusses the nature of the hero in mythology.Joseph Campbell discusses the nature of the hero in mythology.

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    • David Kennard
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    • Janelle Balnicke
    • Phil Cousineau
    • William Free
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    • Peter Donat
    • Joseph Campbell
    • Richard Adams
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    • Directors
      • Janelle Balnicke
      • David Kennard
    • Writers
      • Janelle Balnicke
      • Phil Cousineau
      • William Free
    • Stars
      • Peter Donat
      • Joseph Campbell
      • Richard Adams
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Peter Donat
    Peter Donat
    • Self - Host
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    Joseph Campbell
    Joseph Campbell
    • Self - Mythologist
    Richard Adams
    Richard Adams
    • Self - Author, Watership Down
    James Hillman
    • Self - Psychologist
    George Lucas
    George Lucas
    • Self - Director, Star Wars
    Jean Erdman
    • Self - Joseph's Wife
    • Directors
      • Janelle Balnicke
      • David Kennard
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      • Phil Cousineau
      • William Free
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      Joseph Campbell: The job of science is to give you an image of the universe - what it's like, what it actually is like. This changes from decade to decade. There's no science that says, "I've found the truth." It's a working hypothesis and the next season we'll have another structure. The problem of mythology is to relate that found truth the the actual living of a life. The myth has to deal with the cosmology of the day and it's no good when it's based on a cosmology that's out of date. That's one of our problems. I don't see any conflict between religion and science. Religion has to accept the science of the day and penetrate it to the mystery. The conflict is between the science of 2000 bc and the science of 2000 ad. This is one of the problems with our tradition, where our inherited mythology, the Judeo-Christian tradition, relates to the near east in the first millennium BC and has nothing to do with life here. Everything has to be explained. A mythological image that has to be explained to the brain is not working. When you move through a culture field that is so alien to your own that the images don't click on a response and a recognition then you're out of sync.

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      • March 22, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hero's Journey
    • Production companies
      • Holoform Research Inc.
      • Mythology Ltd.
      • William Free Productions
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      • 58m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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