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The Power of Myth
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #30149 in Books
- Published on: 1989-12-31
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminient scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the spheres." With Bill Moyers, one of America's most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaing interviewer, The Power Of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, offering a brilliantcombination of intelligence and wit.
Customer Reviews
Simply wonderful!
"The Power of Myth" was a series on PBS where Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell explored myth through various archetypes. The importance of myth is explored in terms of comparative mythology and the place of myth in current times. Bill Moyers, a prominent American journalist, is an engaging interviewer and Joseph Campbell is lucid in his explanations. Both of them are a brilliant combination, offering intelligence and wit. A great book for anyone interested in Joseph Campbell, myths, archetypes and symbols from a comparative framework.
The Journey Starts Here
This book is an excellent primer for Campbell's more in-depth books "Hero with A Thousand Faces" and the Masks of God series.
Bill Moyers does get in the way of Campbell's message but this should not distract the reader from being encouraged to embrace a more balanced personal and cultural point of view. The journey is well worth the effort.
Other reviewers particularly "A reader" seem either not to have read the book or lack the courage to move on.
a bit of a disapointment
although this book has certainly encouraged me to read more by Joseph Campbell, I don't think it is a good book on its own merit. The interviewer'squestions are too repetitive and he seems obsessed with Star Wars while he doesn't follow the interesting cues in Campbell's answers. The reader finds that there are many topics mentioned but none explored thoroughly or at least in the perspective that gives a lifetime devoted to the subject. I actually didn't learn a lot about "the power of myth".
