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When Bill Moyers sat across from Joseph Campbell a quarter-century ago to begin a series of conversations that would continue over two summers, neither of them could anticipate the extraordinary impact of their collaboration.
When "Joseph Campbell & The Power Of Myth With Bill Moyers" was originally broadcast on PBS, it fired the imagination and intellect of millions. Now updated, the series is a vibrant collection of exceptional insights by a great storyteller, teacher and lecturer.
In lively, expansive dialogues, the two men discuss how myths are clues to the spiritual core of human nature and open vistas into the human experience across the ages, revealing our innermost dreams and aspirations for self-fulfillment, social collaboration and the possibility of transcendence.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 1: "The hero’s adventure" - Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell begin their groundbreaking and timeless conversation with an exploration of the classic hero cycle, including consistent and enduring hero patterns in literature, real life and even the "Star Wars" films. Campbell also encourages the audience to view parts of their own lives as heroic journeys.
Episode 2: "The Message of the Myth" - Bill and mythologist Joseph Campbell compare creation myths from the Bible and elsewhere, and talk about how religions and mythologies need to change with time in order to maintain their relevance in peoples’ lives.
Episode 3: "The First Storytellers" - Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, rites of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans and the decline of ritual in today’s society.
Episode 4: "Sacrifice and Bliss" - Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss the role of sacrifice in myth — including a mother’s sacrifice for her child — and the need for all of us to find our sacred places in the midst of today’s fast-paced world.
Episode 5: "Love and the Goddess" - Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers discuss the mythology of love — from kâma to agape to courtly romance — and the role of the female as the giver of life and form.
Episode 6: "Masks of Eternity" - Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss commonalities in every culture that create a need for God, and the symbolism of circles in life and literature.
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