The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell

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Summary: If you're looking for great Campbell stuff, look elsewhere
Review: I love Joseph Campbell, but these tapes are more about the interviewer, Michael Toms. I was really disappointed at the questions he asked and the way the whole thing seemed to be edited together.

Look for the tapes of Campbell's lectures instead!

Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Campbell Interviews
Review: If you were introduced to Campbell by his interviews with Bill Moyers and "The Power of Myth," then these audio cassettes are a very good next step.

I like Campbell's work very much: his books, his videos, his lectures, etc. But I think that he shines most when being interviewed - it is in his interviews (be they with Bill Moyers or these) that he shines the most.

Michael Toms (the interviewer on these tapes) obviously has a background in myth - hence, he is a little more informed than Bill Moyers was and his relationship with Joseph Campbell is different. "The Power of Myth" is a great starting point, but I would say that I may have even taken more from these interviews with Michael Toms than I did those with Moyers.

I recommend these tapes highly.

Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Campbell Interviews
Review: If you were introduced to Campbell by his interviews with Bill Moyers and "The Power of Myth," then these audio cassettes are a very good next step.

I like Campbell's work very much: his books, his videos, his lectures, etc. But I think that he shines most when being interviewed - it is in his interviews (be they with Bill Moyers or these) that he shines the most.

Michael Toms (the interviewer on these tapes) obviously has a background in myth - hence, he is a little more informed than Bill Moyers was and his relationship with Joseph Campbell is different. "The Power of Myth" is a great starting point, but I would say that I may have even taken more from these interviews with Michael Toms than I did those with Moyers.

I recommend these tapes highly.

Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Campbell Interviews
Review: This is a fun book to go through and listen to. It tells about how mythology effects us today and how it's evolving for the future. Michael Toms's voice bears a stricking resemblance to Bill Moyer, who made an excellent series called the Power of Myth. To learn more about Joseph Campbell visit the Joseph Campbell foundation or watch/listen to the Power of Myth.

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Summary: Mythology and the Modern World
Review: This is a fun book to go through and listen to. It tells about how mythology effects us today and how it's evolving for the future. Michael Toms's voice bears a stricking resemblance to Bill Moyer, who made an excellent series called the Power of Myth. To learn more about Joseph Campbell visit the Joseph Campbell foundation or watch/listen to the Power of Myth.