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Joseph Campbell and the power of myth. Program 1, The hero's adventure /

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The 1988 PBS series in which mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers to explore what enduring myths can tell us about our lives. In The Hero's Adventure, Moyers and Campbell discuss cultural heroes, Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, dreams, and the heroic journeys that all people ma...

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Other Authors: Moyers, Bill D. (Interviewer), Foresta, Tony (director of photography.), Shapiro, Joel (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Peaslee, Richard (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed captioning in English.
Published: [Los Angeles, California?] : Apostrophe S Productions, Inc. [2012]
Subjects:
Campbell, Joseph, > 1904-1987 > Interviews.
Myth.
Mythology.
Religion historians > United States > Interviews.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Interviews.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:The 1988 PBS series in which mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers to explore what enduring myths can tell us about our lives. In The Hero's Adventure, Moyers and Campbell discuss cultural heroes, Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, dreams, and the heroic journeys that all people make.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS television program Joseph Campbell and the power of myth, June 21, 1988.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (58 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:00:58:32
Production Credits:Editors, Leonard Feinstein and others ; original music, Richard Peaslee ; camera, A.J. Foresta, Joel Shapiro.