Joseph Campbell

Síla mýtu je knižní přepis proslulého šestihodinového cyklu rozhovorů amerického antropologa, religionisty a filozofa Josepha Campbella (1904-1987) s moderátorem Billem Moyersem, v zasvěcených sondách do nejrůznějších kultur, civilizací a náboženství věnovaných proměnám úlohy mytologie v dějinách lidstva a jejímu smyslu v současném globalizovaném světě, kde stále výrazně zasahuje do představ a postojů moderního člověka. Campbellovy myšlenky například zásadně ovlivnily jeho přítele George Lucase v koncepci filmové trilogie Hvězdné války. Vydání „Síly mýtu“ iniciovala Jacqueline Kennedyová Onassisová jako redaktorka newyorského nakladatelství Doubleday.

Klasická Campbellova práce uvádí příklady mytických příběhů, ukazuje na nich pravdy skryté za náboženskými a mytologickými postavami a nechává z nich vyplynout obecně platné významy. Posláním hrdiny je vydat se na cestu a překonávat překážky. Hrdinovo dobrodružství má mnoho podob, ale jeho aspekty jsou neměnné: hrdinovi se dostává nadpřirozené pomoci, překonává strasti a bolestně se navrací do světa, kde musí lidem zvěstovat, co viděl. Tyto iniciační cesty nacházíme v mýtech, pověstech a pohádkách, jež mohou lidem posloužit jako univerzální modely a vzory.

Discover Myth"There's no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have ever known it." --The Village VoiceJoseph Campbell famously compared mythology to a kangaroo pouch for the human mind and spirit: "a womb with a view." In Myths to Live By, he examines all of the ways in which myth supports and guides us, giving our lives meaning. Love and war, science and religion, East and West, inner space and outer space — Campbell shows how the myths we live by can reconcile all of these pairs of opposites and bring a sense of the whole.This classic has been newly illustrated and annotated in its first new edition since its original publication, which also marks the first ebook in the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series. In the tradition of The Power of Myth and Pathways to Bliss, Myths to Live By remains one of Joseph Campbell's most enduring, popular, and accessible works.Original release date: 1972

Explore the power of myth as it flowered in AsiaIn this second volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell's major work of comparative mythology — the pre-emimenent mythologist looks at Asian mythology as it developed over the course of five thousand years into the distinctive religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan. The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell's masterworks. On completing it, he wrote: Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge.This new digital edition, part of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series, includes over forty new illustrations.(Comparative Mythology: Ancient Egypt, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)Original release date: 1961

Explore the power of myth as it exploded from medieval Europe into the modern worldIn this fourth volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell's major work of comparative mythology — the pre-eminent mythologist looks at the birth of the modern, individualistic mythology as it developed in Europe beginning in the twelfth century A.D. up through the modernist art of the twentieth century.The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell's masterworks. On completing it, he wrote:Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge.This new digital edition, part of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series, includes over forty new illustrations.(Comparative Mythology: Christianity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Arthurian Romance, Modernism)Original release date: 1969

Find yourself in myth"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."—Joseph CampbellOne of Joseph Campbell's most popular, most quoted works, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration, thought-provoking in its depth, poetic in its scope. Drawn from a month-long workshop at the world-famous Esalen Institute held in celebration of the scholar's eightieth birthday, the Joseph Campbell Companion captures Campbell at his best: wise, funny, intelligent and inspiring.

Explore the mysteries of myth with a masterIn these pages, the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell presents twelve eclectic, far-ranging, and brilliant essays gathered together for the first time. The essays explore myth in all its dimensions: its history; its influence on art, literature, and culture; and its role in everyday life.This second volume of Campbell’s essays (following The Flight of the Wild Gander) brings together his uncollected writings from 1959 to 1987. Written at the height of Campbell’s career?and showcasing the lively intelligence that made him the twentieth century’s premier writer on mythology?these essays investigate the profound links between myth, the individual, and societies ancient and contemporary. Covering diverse terrain ranging from psychology to the occult, from Thomas Mann to the Grateful Dead, from Goddess spirituality to Freud and Jung, these playful and erudite writings reveal the threads of myth woven deeply into the fabric of our culture and our lives.

Explore the Hero's Journey in stories as old as humanity and as new as last night's dreamThe latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change. — Joseph CampbellSince its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faceshas influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell’s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero’s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world’s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.As relevant today as when it was first published, The Hero with a Thousand Facescontinues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists—including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers—and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.Reviews:“I have returned to no other book more often since leaving college than this one, and every time I discover new insight into the human journey. Every generation will find in Hero wisdom for the ages.” — Bill Moyers“In the three decades since I discovered The Hero with a Thousand Faces, it has continued to fascinate and inspire me. Joseph Campbell peers through centuries and shows us that we are all connected by a basic need to hear stories and understand ourselves. As a book, it is wonderful to read; as illumination into the human condition, it is a revelation.” — George Lucas“Campbell’s words carry extraordinary weight, not only among scholars but among a wide range of other people who find his search down mythological pathways relevant to their lives today....The book for which he is most famous, The Hero with a Thousand Faces [is] a brilliant examination, through ancient hero myths, of man’s eternal struggle for identity.” — Time

Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors — and their misinterpretations — with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship. Campbell’s insights highlight centuries of confusion between literal and metaphorical interpretations of Western religious symbols that are, he argues, perennially relevant keys to spiritual understanding and mystical revelation Reviews: “[A] romp through the Judeo-Christian tradition — a lightning-paced tour with an extremely knowledgeable and provocative guide to illuminate some intriguing, untrammeled paths.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “It is Campbell the armchair speaker who shines through, buoyant with life and with comments that are eerily relevant to current times.” — Parabola “The work confirms the commonality of the human experience. A much-needed prescription in today’s world.” — San Francisco Chronicle

„Csak ha leereszkedu¨nk a szakade´k me´lye´re, akkor tala´ljuk meg az e´let valo´di kincseit. Amit keresel, az e´ppen abban a barlangban rejlik, ahova´ fe´lsz bele´pni.” –Joseph Campbell 1949-es megjelene´se o´ta Az ezerarcu´ ho?s olvaso´k millio´ira hatott aza´ltal, hogy egyesi´tette a modern pszicholo´gia megla´ta´sait Joseph Campbell forradalmian u´j o¨sszehasonli´to´ mitolo´gia´ja´val. Campbell felva´zolja a ho?s utaza´sa´t, a kaland e´s az a´talakula´s univerza´lis moti´vuma´t, amely gyakorlatilag a vila´g o¨sszes mitikus hagyoma´nya´t a´tszo¨vi. Ezek a mitikus to¨rte´netek az e´let nagy ke´rde´seiro?l elso¨pro? ero?vel, archaikus ke´pekkel, archeti´pusokkal e´s egyse´ges szimbo´lumokkal ko¨zveti´tik a halando´ emberek sza´ma´ra a le´teze´s igazsa´ga´t e´s o¨sszefu¨gge´seit. Harcosok, kira´lyok, ho?so¨k e´s istenek – a mese´k, mi´toszok e´s legenda´k me´lye´n, a mu´lt e´s a jelen, a´lom e´s valo´sa´g hata´ra´n o¨ro¨k ku¨zde- lemben ne´znek szembe egyma´ssal a jo´ e´s a rossz, a fe´ny e´s a so¨te´tse´g, az e´let e´s a hala´l pa´rharca´ban. A vila´gunk maga a to¨rte´net, amelyben mindannyian akaratlanul a ho?s u´tja´t ja´rjuk. Emberke´nt ezerszer is szeretju¨k a´te´lni a ho?s kalandja´t, amint u´tra kel, ku¨zd, meghal, felta´mad e´s visszate´r ko¨ze´nk, elhozva az e´let vize´t, fellebbentve a fa´tylat a halhatatlansa´g titka´ro´l. A ko¨tet ma e´ppolyan aktua´lis, mint amikor elo?szo¨r megjelent, hiszen Az ezerarcu´ ho?s ido?tlen i´ra´sokbo´l meri´t, e´s tuda´sta´ra a valla´sto¨rte´net, az antropolo´gia, a mi´toszok, a ne´prajz, a pszicholo´gia, a filozo´fia, az irodalom, de me´g a filmtudoma´ny ira´nt e´rdeklo?do?knek is ki´na´l e´rdekesse´get. A ko¨nyv az e´vek sora´n igazi kultuszmu?ve´ va´lt e´s millio´kat inspira´lt. Hata´sa lei´rhatatlan. Me´g Hollywood, korunk legnagyobb mese´lo?je is Campbell i´ra´sait ko¨veti; mentorke´nt ott lapul minden film forgato´ko¨nyve´ben. Tani´tva´nya, George Lucas pedig ennek a ko¨nyvnek az inspira´cio´ja alapja´n ke´szi´tette el a Csillagok ha´boru´ja trilo´gia´t. „Amio´ta felfedeztem Az ezerarcu´ ho?st, ha´rom e´vtized alatt ugyanu´gy lenyu?go¨z e´s inspira´l. Joseph Campbell e´vsza´zadokon keresz- tu¨l tekinti a´t, mike´ppen ko¨t mindannyiunkat o¨ssze az az alapveto? ige´ny, hogy to¨rte´neteket halljunk e´s a´ltaluk mege´rtsu¨k o¨nma- gunkat. Csoda´latos olvasma´ny; az emberi a´llapot megvila´gi´ta´sake´nt ez egy kinyilatkoztata´s.” – George Lucas

Primitivní mytologie je prvním dílem monumentální čtyřsvazkové série Masky bohů předního světového komparativního mytologa Josepha Campbella. Nové vydání této knihy, jež poprvé vyšla v roce 1959, začleňuje aktuální vědecké poznatky na poli archeologie, antropologie a psychologie a tvoří součást Sebraných spisů Josepha Campbella. Campbell v tomto díle zkoumá a osvětluje samotné kořeny mýtů. S vědeckou hloubkou i nadšením pro popularizaci se zabývá projevy náboženské úcty u prvních lidí a jejich ozvěnami v obřadech a rituálech primitivních kmenů a společností v průběhu historie až dodnes. Ukazuje, jak mytologie ovlivňovala lidské chápání viditelného i neviditelného světa a zkoumáním archetypálních mytických obrazů odhaluje základní koncepty, jež tvoří základ všech lidských mýtů až do dnešních dnů.

Primitivní mytologie je prvním dílem monumentální čtyřsvazkové série Masky bohů předního světového komparativního mytologa Josepha Campbella. Nové vydání této knihy, jež poprvé vyšla v roce 1959, začleňuje aktuální vědecké poznatky na poli archeologie, antropologie a psychologie a tvoří součást Sebraných spisů Josepha Campbella. Campbell v tomto díle zkoumá a osvětluje samotné kořeny mýtů. S vědeckou hloubkou i nadšením pro popularizaci se zabývá projevy náboženské úcty u prvních lidí a jejich ozvěnami v obřadech a rituálech primitivních kmenů a společností v průběhu historie až dodnes. Ukazuje, jak mytologie ovlivňovala lidské chápání viditelného i neviditelného světa a zkoumáním archetypálních mytických obrazů odhaluje základní koncepty, jež tvoří základ všech lidských mýtů až do dnešních dnů.