The Power of Myth

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An extraordinary book that reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth death love and war. The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar writer and teacher he has had a profound influence on millions of people—including Star Wars creator George Lucas. To Campbell mythology was the “song of the universe the music of the spheres.” With Bill Moyers one of America’s most prominent journalists as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer The Power of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births from Jesus to John Lennon offering a brilliant combination of intelligence and wit. . From stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism Hinduism and Christianity a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject a timeless distillation of Campbell’s work The Power of Myth continues to exert a profound influence on our culture.