New Releases by Joseph Campbell

¿ Cuá l es el « significado» de un á rbol? ¿ Y el de una mariposa? ¿ Y el del sonido de un torrente? Las cosas, como los mitos, sencillamente son. Al contrario de la tendencia actual que considera la palabra « mito» como sinó nimo de « mentira», los mitos no son invenciones, sino una clase especial de « acontecimientos», reconocidos por videntes y poetas, que pueden ser cultivados para el mayor bienestar de todos. En este fascinante libro, Joseph Campbell demuestra una vez má s su inmensa erudició n echando mano de prá cticamente todas las ramas del conocimiento humano para respaldar sus argumentos. Explora los orí genes individuales y geográ ficos del mito, utilizando elementos tan variados como los cuentos de hadas de los hermanos Grimm, las fá bulas budistas y jainistas, las interpretaciones de los sueñ os de C.G. Jung o las leyendas de los indios americanos. Con elocuencia y lucidez, Campbell subraya tambié n la importancia de la mitologí a en la vida cotidiana. Pues los mitos no solo satisfacen una necesidad psicoló gica, sino que cumplen una funció n bioló gica; una funció n que resulta esencial para una maduració n equilibrada de la personalidad.

An updated edition of a beloved classic, Creative Mythology tells the inner story of humanity''s entire philosophical, spiritual, and artistic history since the Dark Ages, ultimately positioning each of us as the creator of our own mythology In this fourth and final volume in The Masks of God series -- Joseph Campbell''s major work of comparative mythology -- the preeminent mythologist looks at the birth of the modern, individualistic mythology as it developed in Europe beginning in the twelfth century. Tracing the disintegration of orthodox tradition up through the radical art and philosophies of the late twentieth century, Campbell arrives at an astonishing insight: modern humans are the first to witness the creation of myth and position themselves as the center of their own mythology. Presaging our current era of personal brands, curated feeds, and celebrity influence, he wrote upon completion of this final volume, "[The unity of humanity] has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge." Updated with recent findings from archeology, anthropology, and psychology that support his perceptive analysis of human cultural evolution, this new edition of Creative Mythology remains as vital, revelatory, and urgent as the original did upon publication more than half a century ago.

Now available in paperback, Joseph Campbell''s collected writings on dance and art, including Campbell''s unpublished manuscript "Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts," the book he was working on when he died Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell''s wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in modern dance who worked with Martha Graham and had Merce Cunningham in her first company. When Campbell retired from teaching in 1972, he and Erdman formed the Theater of the Open Eye in New York City, where for nearly fifteen years they presented a wide array of dance and theater productions, lectures, and performance pieces. The Ecstasy of Being brings together seven of Campbell''s previously uncollected articles on dance, along with "Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts," the treatise he was working on when he died, published here for the first time. In this collection Campbell explores the rise of modern art and dance in the twentieth century; delves into the work and philosophy of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and others; and, as always, probes the idea of art as "the funnel through which spirit is poured into life." This book offers the reader an accessible, yet profound and provocative, insight into Campbell''s lifelong fascination with the relationship of myth to aesthetic form and human psychology.

„Csak ha leereszkedünk a szakadék mélyére, akkor találjuk meg az élet valódi kincseit. Amit keresel, az éppen abban a barlangban rejlik, ahová félsz belépni.” Joseph Campbell 1949-es megjelenése óta Az ezerarcú hős olvasók millióira hatott azáltal, hogy egyesítette a modern pszichológia meglátásait Joseph Campbell forradalmian új összehasonlító mitológiájával. Campbell felvázolja a hős utazását, a kaland és az átalakulás univerzális motívumát, amely gyakorlatilag a világ összes mitikus hagyományát átszövi. Ezek a mitikus történetek az élet nagy kérdéseiről elsöprő erővel, archaikus képekkel, archetípusokkal és egységes szimbólumokkal közvetítik a halandó emberek számára a létezés igazságát és összefüggéseit. Harcosok, királyok, hősök és istenek – a mesék, mítoszok és legendák mélyén, a múlt és a jelen, álom és valóság határán örök küzdelemben néznek szembe egymással a jó és a rossz, a fény és a sötétség, az élet és a halál párharcában. A világunk maga a történet, amelyben mindannyian akaratlanul a hős útját járjuk. Emberként ezerszer is szeretjük átélni a hős kalandját, amint útra kel, küzd, meghal, feltámad és visszatér közénk, elhozva az élet vizét, fellebbentve a fátylat a halhatatlanság titkáról. A kötet ma éppolyan aktuális, mint amikor először megjelent, hiszen Az ezerarcú hős időtlen írásokból merít, és tudástára a vallástörténet, az antropológia, a mítoszok, a néprajz, a pszichológia, a filozófia, az irodalom, de még a filmtudomány iránt érdeklődőknek is kínál érdekességet. A könyv az évek során igazi kultuszművé vált és milliókat inspirált. Hatása leírhatatlan. Még Hollywood, korunk legnagyobb mesélője is Campbell írásait követi; mentorként ott lapul minden film forgatókönyvében. Tanítványa, George Lucas pedig ennek a könyvnek az inspirációja alapján készítette el a Csillagok háborúja trilógiát. „Amióta felfedeztem Az ezerarcú hőst, három évtized alatt ugyanúgy lenyűgöz és inspirál. Joseph Campbell évszázadokon keresztül tekinti át, miképpen köt mindannyiunkat össze az az alapvető igény, hogy történeteket halljunk és általuk megértsük önmagunkat. Csodálatos olvasmány; az emberi állapot megvilágításaként ez egy kinyilatkoztatás.” – George Lucas

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El maestro de los mitos Joseph Campbell encuentra en esta obra el principio que subyace en las grandes religiones de la India y Asia Oriental, desde el jainismo y el hinduismo al budismo y el taoísmo: el Alma del Mundo trascendente. "Les he dicho a mis amigos que no gasten dinero en psicoterapia y que visiten Japón", ironizaba Joseph Campbell al referirse a la ausencia del concepto occidental de Pecado Original en la cultura japonesa. El aclamado autor de El poder del mito y El héroe de las mil caras vivió fascinado por las culturas y las religiones orientales a las que conoció a través de numerosos viajes y de un profundo estudio. Este libro reúne sus conferencias y ensayos inéditos sobre este tema, en los que Campbell explora las metáforas orientales de lo eterno según sus muchos nombres: Brahman, el Tao, la mente de Buda. Metáforas que se resumen en los mitos cuya función es expresar aquello que no puede ser expresado, ayudar al hombre a descubrir la divinidad en sí mismo, armonizar su vida individual con la vida de la sociedad y del universo. En Oriente, la fuerza del mito sigue presente y todas las personas son el verdadero Dios y el verdadero Hombre. Campbell realiza un análisis brillante de las religiones orientales y de otras prácticas como el yoga relacionándolas con las mitologías universales de todas las épocas y fundamentalmente con nuestra mentalidad occidental actual modelada por la herencia judeo-cristiana, el psicoanálisis y la filosofía contemporánea. Con su reconocido estilo coloquial, atrapante y lleno de entusiasmo, el autor nos acerca a estas culturas milenarias donde aún brilla con fuerza la luz.

O poder do mito é fruto de uma série de conversas mantidas entre o autor e o destacado jornalista Bill Moyers, numa brilhante combinação de sabedoria e humor. O casamento, os nascimentos virginais, a trajetória do herói, o sacrifício ritual e até os personagens heroicos do filme Guerra nas estrelas são aqui tratados de modo original. Campbell afirmava que os mitos passados nos ajudam a compreender o presente e a nós mesmos.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

Famed mythologist Joseph Campbell explores the form, function, and origin of myths

Many of American journalism’s best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths, and they attribute to the news media and their practitioners far more power and influence than they truly exert. In Getting It Wrong, writer and scholar W. Joseph Campbell confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Campbell debunks the notions that the Washington Post’s Watergate reporting brought down Richard M. Nixon’s corrupt presidency, that Walter Cronkite’s characterization of the Vietnam War in 1968 shifted public opinion against the conflict, and that William Randolph Hearst vowed to “furnish the war” against Spain in 1898. This expanded second edition includes a new preface and new chapters about the first Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960, the haunting Napalm Girl photograph of the Vietnam War, and bogus quotations driven by the Internet and social media.

A hinge moment in recent American history, 1995 was an exceptional year. Drawing on interviews, oral histories, memoirs, archival collections, and news reports, W. Joseph Campbell presents a vivid, detail-rich portrait of those memorable twelve months. This book offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. history; the sensational "Trial of the Century," at which O.J. Simpson faced charges of double murder; the U.S.-brokered negotiations at Dayton, Ohio, which ended the Bosnian War, Europe’s most vicious conflict since the Nazi era; and the first encounters at the White House between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a liaison that culminated in a stunning scandal and the spectacle of the president’s impeachment and trial. As Campbell demonstrates in this absorbing chronicle, 1995 was a year of extraordinary events, a watershed at the turn of the millennium. The effects of that pivotal year reverberate still, marking the close of one century and the dawning of another.

"Joseph Campbell made the power of story undeniable through the power of his own storytelling. Editor Evans Lansing Smith here collects Campbell writings on Arthurian legends that make events like Merlin''s death and the Lady of the Lake retrieving Excalibur not just vibrant but also central to the mythologist''s thinking. Three cornerstones of Campbell''s celebrated scholarship are found here"--

The Year that Defined American Journalism explores the succession of remarkable and decisive moments in American journalism during 1897 – a year of significant transition that helped redefine the profession and shape its modern contours. This defining year featured a momentous clash of paradigms pitting the activism of William Randolph Hearst''s participatory ''journalism of action'' against the detached, fact-based antithesis of activist journalism, as represented by Adolph Ochs of the New York Times, and an eccentric experiment in literary journalism pursued by Lincoln Steffens at the New York Commercial-Advertiser. Resolution of the three-sided clash of paradigms would take years and result ultimately in the ascendancy of the Times'' counter-activist model, which remains the defining standard for mainstream American journalism. The Year That Defined American Journalism introduces the year-study methodology to mass communications research and enriches our understanding of a pivotal moment in media history.

Thou Art That is a compilation of previously uncollected essays and lectures by Joseph Campbell that focus on the Judeo-Christian tradition. Campbell explores common religious symbols, reexamining and reinterpreting them in the context of his remarkable knowledge of world mythology.Campbell believed that society often confuses the literal and metaphorical interpretations of religious stories and symbols. In this collection, he eloquently reestablishes these symbols as a means to enhance spiritual understanding and mystical revelation. With characteristic verve, he ranges from rich storytelling to insightful comparative scholarship. Included is editor Eugene Kennedy''s classic interview with Campbell in the New York Times Magazine, which originally brought the scholar to the attention of the public.

These 12 eclectic essays explore the topic for which Campbell was best known: myth and its fascinating context within the human imagination in the arts, literature, and culture, as well as in everyday life.

The Spanish-American War spawned the myth that by inflaming popular pressure newspapers can start wars. While mythological it does highlight the press''s political and popular power at the dawn of the twentieth century, the peak years of yellow journalism.

Here he anchors mythology''s symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives."--Jacket.

Examines myths and folk tales from around the world in an attempt to understand the symbolism of the hero as it appears in the mythologies and religions of mankind.

Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of our time, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers.

This previously unpublished title shows Campbell''s remarkable mind engaged with a favorite topic, the myths and metaphors of Asian religions. The book collects seven lectures and articles ranging from the ancient Hindu Vedas to Zen koans, Tantric yoga, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Campbell conveys complex insights through warm, accessible storytelling, revealing the intricacies and secrets of his subjects with his typical enthusiasm.--From publisher description.

The mythographer who has command of scholarly literature, the analytic ability and the lucid prose and the staying power.

Baksheesh & Brahman illustrates Campbell''s working method and grants an illuminating look at the thoughts and experiences of an incredible mind, as well as a revealing portrait of the roiling Indian subcontinent of fifty years ago."--BOOK JACKET.

A previously unpublished sequel to Baksheesh and Brahman reports on the author''s travels through east Asia and his five-month stay in Japan in the 1950s, during which he experienced local culture and witnessed the area''s struggles with Cold War tensions and western values. 20,000 first printing.

This offers a detailed and long-awaited reassessment of one of the most maligned periods in American journalism-the era of the yellow press. The study challenges and dismantles several prominent myths about the genre, finding that the yellow press did not foment-could not have fomented-the Spanish-American War in 1898, contrary to the arguments of many media historians. The study presents extensive evidence showing that the famous exchange of telegrams between the artist Frederic Remington and newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst-in which Hearst is said to have vowed to "furnish the war" with Spain-almost certainly never took place. The study also presents the results of a systematic content analysis of seven leading U. S. newspapers at 10 year intervals throughout the 20th century and finds that some distinguishing features of the yellow press live on in American journalism.

Joseph Campbell (1879-1944) was a talented poet, reared in Catholic Belfast, who became a pioneer of Irish Studies in the United States. His reputation as an Irish Irelander was gained in London, but in 1921 he settled outside Dublin and soon became active in radical nationalism. In the revolutionary years he became a republican justice and local councillor in Co. Wicklow. Having opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he was arrested in Bray, spending the entire Civil War interned in Mountjoy and Tintown on the Curragh. Campbell''s voluminous diaries, cannily concealed from his captors, provide much more than a chronicle of events and experiences. Being the work of a skilled writer and acute observer, they offer revealing cameos of his republican colleagues, vivid notes of personal conversations, and imaginative reflections on the psychological effects of incarceration. Sympathetically edited by another distinguished poet and scholar, this selection from his diaries will fascinate all students of the Irish Civil War.

In psychological terms, award-winning author Joseph Campbell explains how myths emerge from the unconscious of every culture and discusses the purpose of these myths. Full color.