AV# 68197
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth: 4. Sacrifice and Bliss / 5. Love and the Goddess / 6. Masks of Eternity (CC)


Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Series


Digital Video Disc - 2 hours, , 48 minutes - Color - 1988



Bill Moyers talks with renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) in this series. Campbell talks about the role of sacrifice in myth and compares sacrificial acts between cultures in "Sacrifice and Bliss". He stresses the need for a " bliss station ", to escape everyday pressures. In "Love and the Goddess" Campbell discusses depictions of romantic love, beginning with the songs and poems of the 12th-century troubadours. He also addresses image of woman as goddess, virgi n or Mother Earth. In "Masks of Eternity" Campbell analyzes concepts of God, religion, and eternity as depicted and celebrated in different cultures. See also vhs, AT # 82094, 82095 and 82096. Apostrophe S Productions, Inc. and Public Affairs Tel evision, Inc. Closed captioned.


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