Mythos

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Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition The Shaping of the Eastern Tradition The Shaping of the Western Tradition

1.Psyche & Symbol: The psychological impulse for and response to myth 2.The Spirit Land: How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life 3.On Being Human: The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies 4.From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities 5.The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit