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He's been hailed as the man with a thousand stories, a mastrerful spinner of yarns and teller of tales. In The World of Joseph Campbell, this legendary raconteur explores the myths and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive." The best of Campbell on Campbell, the ser He's been hailed as the man with a thousand stories, a mastrerful spinner of yarns and teller of tales. In The World of Joseph Campbell, this legendary raconteur explores the myths and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive." The
He's been hailed as the man with a thousand stories, a mastrerful spinner of yarns and teller of tales. In The World of Joseph Campbell, this legendary raconteur explores the myths and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive." The best of Campbell on Campbell, the ser He's been hailed as the man with a thousand stories, a mastrerful spinner of yarns and teller of tales. In The World of Joseph Campbell, this legendary raconteur explores the myths and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive." The best of Campbell on Campbell, the series spotlights the famous mythologist himself, speaking directly to the viewer, and offers a rare opportunity to connect firsthand with Joseph Campbell. "A wonderful life force comes through when Joe speaks," proclaims George Lucas, writer and director of Start Wars.
6. The Sacred Source: The Perennial Philosophy of the East.
The idea of spiritual emancipation presented in the Vedas and the Upanishads provides a basis for understanding Hinduism. Campbell explores Indian religious history and its rites of sacrifice in the Vedic period of early Indus Vally civilization.
7. The Way to Enlightenment: Buddhism.
Campbell probes how mysticism and identification with the ultimate reality characterize the Buddhist way to enlightenment. The two principal types of Buddhism, commonly called Theravada (or Hinayana) and Mahayana, inspired new intellectual and religious developments in the East and the West.
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