Joseph Campbell





Joseph Campbell

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born
March 26, 1904 in White Plains, NY, The United States

died
October 30, 1987

gender
male

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influences
James Frazer, Otto Rank, Carl Jung,


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Joseph John Campbell was an American mythology professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion.


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Average rating: 4.26 · 41,581 ratings · 1,814 reviews · 115 distinct works
The Power of Myth
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 8,499 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 5,860 ratings — published 1949 — 26 editions
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Myths to Live by
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 1,127 ratings — published 1972 — 13 editions
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Primitive Mythology (The Masks...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 898 ratings — published 1959 — 8 editions
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Occidental Mythology (The Mask...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 1964 — 12 editions
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Oriental Mythology (The Masks...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 1962 — 11 editions
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A Joseph Campbell Companion: R...
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Creative Mythology (The Masks...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1968 — 16 editions
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Pathways to Bliss: Mythology a...
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The Hero's Journey: Joseph Cam...
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Primitive Mythology Oriental Mythology Occidental Mythology Creative Mythology
The Masks of God (4 books)
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“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
Joseph Campbell

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.”
Joseph Campbell

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
Joseph Campbell

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