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The Hero's Journey is a documentary film (1987) and a companion book (1990) based upon the life and scholarship of Joseph Campbell.
The documentary
The one hour documentary was directed by Janelle Balnicke and David Kennard. It is based upon interviews between Phil Cousineau and Joseph Campbell. It was initially released on March 22, 1987 at the New York New Directors and New Films Festival. It was later shown on PBS.
The book
The companion book to the documentary, The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work was released a few years later in 1990. The book expands the interviews between between Phil Cousineau and Joseph Campbell.
Chapters
- 1. "The Call to Adventure"
- 2. "The Road of Trials"
- 3. "The Vision Quest"
- 4. "The Meeting with the Goddess"
- 5. "The Boon"
- 6. "The Magic Flight"
- 7. "The Return Threshold"
- 8. "The Master of Two Worlds"
- Epilogue: The Tiger and the Goat
See also
References
Book:
- The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work. Edited and with an Introduction by Phil Cousineau. Forward by Stuart L. Brown, Executive Editor. New York: Harper and Row, 1990.
DVD:
- The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell. Wellspring, 2002.
External links
- The Hero's Journey- book review from the Joseph Campbell Foundation
- The Hero's Journey - from Powell's
- The Hero's Journey - from philcousineau.net
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