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Campbell has become the rarest of intellectuals in American life: a serious thinker who has been embraced by the popular culture.” —Newsweek
"The symbols of mythology and legend are all around us, embedded in the fabric of our daily lives, and the Moyers-Campbell dialogues are a welcome guide to recognizing and understanding their meanings." —Cincinnati Post
FEB/MAR 03 - AudioFile
Those familiar with the six-part PBS series on Joseph Campbell will especially enjoy this audio production. Moyers follows the same format as the TV series: The journalist plies the tuning fork to the teacher’s mind, and we listen as Campbell waxes rhapsodic on the hero, the nature of myth, storytelling, the goddess, and finally what we understand of eternity. The dialogue, like the video, is filled with Campbell’s wonderful stories and punctuated with illustrative sound clips, ranging from STAR WARS to the Oum prayer of Tibetan monks. This production goes into greater depth than the video text, focusing more on Campbell’s exciting ideas than his personality and work. Dialogue, of course, is the best format for ideas, and Campbell’s insights into myth and religion are a most refreshing response to our age, so deeply troubled with the clashing voices of religious fundamentalism. Let’s listen again to Joseph Campbell. P.E.F. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
