Joseph Campbell

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Birth Name: Joseph John Campbell

Born: 26 March 1904 Died: 30 October 1987

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Jean Erdman

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Joseph Campbell was an American mythologist who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Campbell's magnum opus is his book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world mythologies. Since the book's publication, Campbell's theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists. His philosophy has been summarized by his own often repeated phrase: "Follow your bliss".