Joseph Campbell on the Importance of Mythology

June 21, 1988

What can mythology tell us about contemporary life? Much, says Joseph Campbell, who answers the question expertly and succinctly in this Moyers Moment from 1988’s Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth.

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