Works by Campbell: Listed by Title
Books, Audio, Video, Digital, etc.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Art of Indian Asia, The | Two volumes; the first contains the text, while the second contains the images. This work, a unique product of scholarship and photography, presents a view of Indian Art that is believed to be the … |
| Artistic Form and Yoga in the Sacred Images of India | This pioneering work now in English opened C. G. Jung`s eyes to the psychological and spiritual significance of the Indian Mandala, and it remains the clearest introduction to the essence of Indian art and … |
| Asian Journals — India and Japan | At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body … |
| Baksheesh and Brahman | Now available in Asian Journals: India & Japan Joseph Campbell was one of the foremost interpreters of myth in our time. Yet when he traveled to Asia for the first time he was nearly … |
| On Being Human | Journey with Joseph Campbell as he takes you through the shaping of the Eastern tradition and examines spirituality through the mythic images of Hinduism and Buddhism. A review from All Movie Guide: As part … |
| Bulfinch’s Mythology | Illustrated, from the Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch, With 200 Works of Art by Artists from Praxit Introduction by Joseph Campbell. |
| Changing Images of Man | Prepared by the Centre for the Study of Social Policy/SRI International Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) released a report in 1974 that has become a classic in the “alternative futures” literature. It has … |
| Complete Grimms Fairy Tales, The | The stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have become part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap … |
| The Masks of God™ 4: Creative Mythology | Explore the power of myth as it exploded from twelfth century Europe into the modern world. Creative Mythology is the fourth and final volume of Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology, The Masks … |
| Divine Horsemen | This is the classic, intimate study, movingly written with the special insight of direct encounter, which was first published in 1953 by the fledgling Thames & Hudson firm in the Man and Myth series … |
| Eastern Way, The | Available to download from JCF.org: Authorized by the Joseph Campbell Foundation, here is Volume Three (of Five) in a 40-hour series. These are the key lectures that Campbell kept in his study and used … |
| Enlightened One, The | Joseph Campbell’s exhilarating story-telling and masterful teachings continue in this second volume on the One Great Story of our human adventure. Journey with this remarkable man as he takes you through The Shaping of … |
| Erotic Irony and Mythic Forms in the Art of Thomas Mann | This exploration of the mythological themes in Thomas Mann’s work is now available in the collection, The Mythic Dimension |
| Experience of God, The | Joseph Campbell’s exhilarating story-telling and masterful teachings continue in this second volume on the One Great Story of our human adventure. Journey with this remarkable man as he takes you through The Shaping of … |
| Fire in the Mind, A | The fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern culture. Gives a complete biographical view of Campbell’s life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voices of his friends … |
| First Storytellers, The | The third program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information The late Joseph Campbell was one of the foremost scholars on the … |
| Flight of the Wild Gander, The | Explore the origins and impact of myth What is the “meaning” of a tree? of a butterfly? of the birth of a child? or of the universe? What is the “meaning” of the song … |
| From Goddess to God | A review from All Movie Guide: As part four in the Joseph Campbell’s Mythos series, this video continues Joseph Campbell’s look at the development of religion. Joseph Campbell’s Mythos: From Goddess to God examines … |
| Goddesses | Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mass audience. His bestselling books, including The Power of Myth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces, are the rare blockbusters that are also scholarly classics. While Campbell’s … |
| Hero with a Thousand Faces, The | This seminal work has influenced millions of readers since it was originally published in 1949, bringing the insights of modern psychology together with Campbell’s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In The Hero with a … |
| Hero’s Adventure, The | The first program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly … |
| Hero’s Journey, The (video) | See also: The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (book) “And so Galahad decided that it would be a disgrace to set off on a quest with the other knights. Alone … |
| Hero’s Journey, The (book) | See also: The Hero’s Journey: a Biographical Portrait (video) Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell … |
| In All Her Names | Collection of essays on the Goddess by Joseph Campbell, Marija Gimbutas, Riane Eisler, and Charles Muses. A review from Library Journal: This important collection of essays (including Riane Eisler’s “The Goddess of Nature and … |
| Inner Journey, The | Published since 1976 by the prestigious Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, Parabola has become the preeminent magazine devoted to the myths, rituals, and art of the world’s religious and cultural traditions. … |
| Inner Reaches of Outer Space, The | Developed from a memorable series of lectures delivered in San Francisco, which included a legendary symposium at the Palace of Fine Arts with astronaut Rusty Schweickart, this book–the last Campbell completed in his lifetime–explores … |
| Inward Journey: East and West | Available to download from JCF.org: From the Star Wars trilogy to the lyrics of the Grateful Dead, Joseph Campbell has had a profound impact on our culture, our beliefs, and the way we view … |
| Inward Path, The | A review from All Movie Guide: Renowed scolar Joseph Campbell continues his exploration of mythology in part six of his Mythos series. This video discusses the mythologies and philosophies of the East. By examining … |
| Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (book) | See also: Video: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (video) Audio: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (audio) These stimulating conversations between inspirational scholar … |
| Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (video) | See also: Book: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (book) Audio: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (audio) Forty years ago, renowned scholar Joseph … |
| Joseph Campbell Companion, A | In an intimate seminar gathered at the Esalen Institute for one month in 1983, Joseph Campbell discussed the ways in which myth informs and pervades each of our lives. This popular book gathers together … |
| King and the Corpse, The | Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a … |
| Language of the Goddess, The | In this richly illustrated volume, the noted archaeologist and prehistorian Marija Gimbutas brings prepatriarchal civilization to life. A pioneer in archaeomythology — the interdisciplinary field based on archaeology, comparative mythology, and folklore — Gimbutas … |
| Love and the Goddess (Power of Myth 5) | The fifth program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information A series of interviews that Bill Moyers conducted with Joseph Campbell near … |
| Man and Myth | Available to download from JCF.org: In Man and Myth, Joseph Campbell explores the origins of mythological symbols and our use of them to reconcile the conflicts inherent in life. Provocative and full of wisdom, … |
| Man and Time (Eranos Yearbooks 3) | This is from a collection of essays and lectures given by the Eranos scholars on aspects of religion, mythology, and psychology. Since 1933, the Eranos Conferences have been held at Ascona in southern Switzerland. … |
| Man and Transformation (Eranos Yearbooks 5) | Since 1933, the Eranos Conferences have been held at Ascona in southern Switzerland. Distinguished scholars from Europe, Asia, and America have been invited to a shared feast (eranos) and have lectured on themes chosen … |
| Masks of Eternity (Power of Myth 6) | The sixth program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information Program Six features the fascinating global conceptions of God–the masks of eternity … |
| Masquerade | Masks have always been more than simple disguise. They are a part of the alchemy that turns the secular world into the sacred, the mundane into the magical. In festivals and holidays around the … |
| The Message of the Myth (Power of Myth 2) | The second program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information This is part two of the six part series of conversations on … |
| The Mysteries (Eranos Yearbooks 2) | This is from a collection of lectures brought together by Campbell by a variety of scholars interested in philosophy, mythology, and depth psychology. Since 1933, the Eranos Conferences have been held in Ascona in … |
| The Mystic Vision (Eranos Yearbooks 6) | Since 1933, the Eranos Conferences have been held at Ascona in southern Switzerland. Distinguished scholars from Europe, Asia, and America have been invited to a shared feast (eranos) and have lectured on themes chosen … |
| Mystical Life, The | A review from All Movie Guide: As part five of the Joseph Campbell’s Mythos series, this video explores the connection between Christianity and the ancient mystery cults of Greece. Through the examination of artifacts … |
| Myth and the Body | In 1973, Two pioneers in their respective fields – Stanley Keleman and Joseph Campbell – began to hold what would be fourteen annual seminars, ceasing only with Campbell’s death, to trade their well-honed thoughts … |
| Myth, Religion, and Mother Right | This is an important book on the meaning of goddesses and the feminine in Greece, Rome, and the ancient world. The Swiss thinker J.J. Bachofen is most often connected with his theory of matriarchy, … |
| The Mythic Dimension | These twelve essays explore the topic for which Campbell was best known: the many connections between myth and history, psychology, and everyday life. Drawing from such varied sources as Thomas Mann, the occult, Jungian … |
| The Mythic Image | Imagery, especially the imagery of dreams, is the basis of mythology. Joseph Campbell’s words are at once the inspiration and explanation for this book – a searching of the mythology of the world’s high … |
| Mythic Imagination | Before he was the engaging professor who brought mythology into people’s living rooms through his conversations with Bill Moyers, before he became known as the thinker whose ideas influenced Star Wars, and before his … |
| Mythic Worlds, Modern Words | In 1927, as a twenty-three-year-old postgraduate scholar in Paris, Joseph Campbell first encountered James Joyce’s Ulysses. Known for being praised and for kicking up controversy (including an obscenity trial in the United States in … |
| Mythologies of the Great Hunt | An image-rich reference work that uses charts and maps as well as text by the renowned scholar of world mythology to explore the development of myths across time and place. |
| Mythologies of the Primitive Hunters and Gatherers | An image-rich reference work that uses charts and maps as well as text by the renowned scholar of world mythology to explore the development of myths across time and place. |
| Mythologies of the Primitive Planters: The Middle and Southern Americas | An image-rich reference work that uses charts and maps as well as text by the renowned scholar of world mythology to explore the development of myths across time and place. |
| Mythologies of the Primitive Planters: The Northern Americas | An image-rich reference work that uses charts and maps as well as text by the renowned scholar of world mythology to explore the development of myths across time and place. |
| Mythology and the Individual | Available to download from JCF.org: From the Star Wars saga to the lyrics of the Grateful Dead, Joseph Campbell has had a profound impact on our global culture, our beliefs, and the way we … |
| Myths and Masks of God, The | Available to download from JCF.org: Authorized by the Joseph Campbell Foundation, here is Volume Five of what will be a 40-hour series. These are the key lectures that Campbell kept in his study and … |
| Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization | This is an interpretation of Indian culture through mythology and the symbolism in their arts. This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India’s legends, myth, and folklore, taken from the … |
| Myths of Greece and Rome | Orpheus leading his beloved Eurydice back to life … Ulysses battling to resist the mesmerising Sirens’ song …The tragedy of the vengeful Medea …The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and … |
| Myths of Light | This previously unpublished title brings the focus of Campbell’s remarkable knowledge and intellect to one of his favorite topics: the myths and metaphors of the Asian religions. By his own account, Joseph Campbell began … |
| Myths to Live By | In Myths to Live By, Joseph, Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, returning … |
| Myths, Dreams, and Religion | In this volume, five theologians, three psychiatrists, two scholars of Asian civilization, and one comparative mythologist offer essays written independently, yet mysteriously complementary, and arranged by editor Joseph Campbell. |
| The Masks of God™ Volume 3: Occidental Mythology | The Masks of God™ Volume 3: Occidental Mythology “The high function of Occidental myth and ritual . . . is to establish a means of relationship—of God to Man and Man to God”. — … |
| Open Life, An | In the tradition of The Power of Myth, a conversation with Joseph Campbell that distills the mature wisdom and eclectic spiritual thinking of the world-renowned scholar and mythologist. Toms, host of the radio series … |
| The Masks of God™ Volume 2: Oriental Mythology | The Masks of God™ Volume 4: Creative Mythology “The myth of eternal return, which is still basic to Oriental life, displays an order of fixed forms that appear and disappear through all time.” – … |
| Our Eternal Selves | Joseph Campbell’s exhilarating story-telling and masterful teachings continue in this second volume on the One Great Story of our human adventure. Journey with this remarkable man as he takes you through The Shaping of … |
| Pagan and Christian Mysteries | Contents I. The Mystery of the Serpent, by Hans Leisegang II. Symbolic Representations of the Eucharist, by Julius Baum III. Transformation Symbolism in the Mass, by C. G. Jung IV. The Christian Mystery and … |
| Pathways to Bliss | Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people’s religion.” But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort … |
| Philosophies of India | A comprehensive look at the philosophical systems and complex traditions of India by the influential teacher of Joseph Campbell. Wide-ranging and profound, Zimmer’s famous study remains a modern classic in Asian studies. The volume … |
| The Thousand and One Nights | Experience the overflowing bounty of the world’s greatest collection of folk myths and fairy tales “Shehrzad was a priestess of the psyche secure in her science. The wonderful ease with which she gave not … |
| Portable Jung, The | Joseph Campbell edited this collection of Carl Jung’s writings as a primer on the work of Jung. Well represented in lengthy excerpts are Jung’s work on the collective unconscious, the ego, and psychological types, … |
| The Masks of God™ Volume 1: Primitive Mythology | Masks of God™ Volume 1: Primitive Mythology In this first volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology — the preeminent mythologist looks at the wellsprings of myth. … |
| Psyche and Symbol | The remarkably successful “The Power of Myth” introduced Joseph Campbell and his extraordinary ideas to millions. Now his vision of the One Great Story of our human adventure has been collected in the first … |
| Renewal Myths and Rites of the Primitive Hunters and Planters | A Blackfoot Indian legend tells the origin of the buffalo dance. An Indian maiden keeps her promise to marry a bull so her people will not starve. When she mourns her dead father–trampled by … |
| Romance of the Grail | Throughout his life, Joseph Campbell was deeply engaged in the study of the Grail Quests and Arthurian legends of the European Middle Ages. In this new volume of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, … |
| Sacrifice and Bliss (Power of Myth 4) | The fourth program of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. See The Power of Myth for more information Renowned teacher and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers in this acclaimed … |
| Sacrifice, The | An image-rich reference work that uses charts and maps as well as text by the renowned scholar of world mythology to explore the development of myths across time and place. |
| Sake and Satori | Now available in Asian Journals: India & Japan In 1954, famed mythologist Joseph Campbell traveled, at age 50, to Asia for the first time. In this second volume of his Asian journals, he continues … |
| Mythos I | “The material of myth is the material of our life, the material of our body, and the material of our environment. A living, vital mythology deals with these.” — Joseph Campbell During the final … |
| Mythos II | “Myth comes from the same zone as dream… from the great biological ground, whatever it may be. They are energies and they are matters of consciousness.” — Joseph Campbell Mythology scholar Joseph Campbell spent … |
| Mythos III | At long last, after the long, night-sea journey, the whole of Mythos is complete and available for the first time. Acorn Media has released Mythos III: The Shaping of the Western Tradition on DVD. Filmed … |
| Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake, A | Countless would-be readers of Finnegans Wake — James Joyce’s 1939 masterwork, on which he labored for a third of his life — have given up after a few pages and “dismissed the book as a perverse … |
| Spirit and Nature (Eranos Yearbooks 1) | This is an edited volume by Cambell of lectures given in the areas of folklore, religion, and mythology. It is one of the Eranos books. Since 1933, the Eranos Conferences have been held at … |
| Spiritual Disciplines (Eranos Yearbooks 4) | This is from a collection of the lectures from the Eranos series on mythology, religion, and psychology. Distinguished scholars from Europe, Asia, and America have been invited to a ‘shared feast’ and have lectured … |
| Sukhavati – A Mythic Journey | Also released as Sukhavati: Place of Bliss “We’re in a free fall into future. We don’t know where we’re going. Things are changing so fast. And always when you’re going through a long tunnel, anxiety … |
| Tarot Revelations | Tarot Revelations is an analysis of the mysterious philosophy in the ancient cards that became modern playing cards. Citing Dante, C.G.Jung, and early Gnostics and alchemists, Campbell and Roberts reveal a path that has … |
| This Business of the Gods | This book was a repackaging of the documentary film This Business of the Gods, created out of a series of interviews on the work of Jungian psychiatrist Marie von Franz that Fraser Boa held with Joseph … |
| Thou Art That | “Thou Art That is a compilation of previously uncollected essays and lectures by Joseph Campbell that focus on the Judeo-Christian tradition. Here Campbell explores common religious symbols, reexamining and reinterpreting them in the context … |
| Transformations of Myth Through Time | Covering the great sweep of mythological development around the world, this illustrated collection features the thirteen, brilliant key lectures from world-renowned scholar and mythologist Joseph Campbell. Photos and illustrations throughout. This book was based … |
| Universal Myths, The | Crossing the boundaries of time, religion, and culture, universal myths have provided inspiration and guidance for countless generations- laying a foundation for the religious, social, and political heritage of nations and peoples since the … |
| Way of Art, The | In this living recording from The Theater of the Open Eye in New York City, the noted mythologist speaks about the way of the mystic and the way of the artist, mythology and metaphor, … |
| The Way of Myth | This book was a repackaging of the documentary film This Business of the Gods, created out of a series of interviews on the work of Jungian psychiatrist Marie von Franz that Fraser Boa held with Joseph … |
| Way of the Animal Powers | This is a historical-geographical study of the beginnings of culture as manifested in myth. . . . Campbell begins with creation myths, moves to primitive hunters and gatherers, and culminates with the mythologies of … |
| Way to Illumination, The | Joseph Campbell’s exhilarating story-telling and masterful teachings continue in this second volume on the One Great Story of our human adventure. Journey with this remarkable man as he takes you through The Shaping of … |
| Western Quest, The | Available to download from JCF.org: These five lectures, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore how the modern European cultural explosion from the Middle Ages to the present, with its emphasis … |
| Western Way, The | This volume and volumes one and two form a complete and unabridged offering of the last lecture series given by the phenomenally popular mythologist and storyteller Campbell. Combines videorecordings of lectures, workshops and interviews … |
| Where the Two Came to Their Father | The rare first printing of this inaugural work of the Bollingen series includes portfolio sized (24″ x 18″) reproductions of the sand paintings central to this ceremonial, and a seperate, folio-sized booklet containing the … |
| Wings of Art | In this six-part series, renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell introduces and explores the unifying themes and mythological symbolism in James Joyce’s three greatest literary works–A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and … |
| Wisdom of the East, The | The compelling and often mysterious ways of the East are explored in this fascinating volume from the author of The Power of Myth. An enlightening study which contrasts effectively with Campbell’s presentation of The … |
| The Spirit Land | Explore the rich bond between life and mystery within Native American rituals and religion. |
| Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (audio) | See also: Book: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (book) Video: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (video) The complete soundtrack from the phenomenally … |
| My Life and Lives | The autobiography of Khyongla Rato is a moving human interest story set in the last few decades of life in Tibet before Communists seized control of the country in 1959. It is the only … |
| Ecstasy of Being, The | Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell’s unpublished manuscript “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual … |
| Correspondence | Selected letters capturing ongoing conversations between famed mythologist Joseph Campbell and a remarkable group of artists, seekers, filmmakers, novelists, and scholars This brand-new collection of letters features illuminating conversations between Joseph Campbell and a … |
| Professor With a Thousand Faces, The | Today is William Shakespeare’s birthday. Joseph Campbell is on Bali, well aware that April 23 is a big day for mythmakers. Today is also Nabokov’s birthday and the day of Cervantes’ death. It is … |
| La forza del mito | «Nessuno in questo secolo – né Freud, né Thomas Mann, né Lévi-Strauss – ha altrettanto riportato il senso mitico del mondo e le sue eterne figure nella nostra coscienza quotidiana» così James Hillman misurò … |
| Mythos | “Myth comes from the same zone as dream . . . from the great biological ground, whatever it may be. They are energies and they are matters of consciousness.” – Joseph Campbell During the … |
| Transformations of Myth Through Time (video) | Currently unavailable. Transformations of Myth Through Time is currently unavailable. However, all the content formerly in Transformations—as well as much more—is available in one or another of the programs in the Mythos video series. You can purchase … |
| Tarot & the Christian Myth (Audio: Lecture II.3.2) | Joseph Campbell delves into the mythological symbolism of the traditional tarot deck. After showing that the four suits of the minor arcana correspond to the four classes of traditional society, he goes on to … |