The Power of Myth - Season 1 Episode 3 The First Storytellers
Documentarychristianitybuddhismmythologypsychologyinterviewfolk herohinduismgodminiseriesstorytellingegyptian mythologyancient civilizationrebirthcomparative religionscholarindigenous peoplesfolktalenative american folklorestorytellersubconsciouseastern philosophynative american culturewestern philosophy
Season - Episode
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Season 1 Jun 21, 1988
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1 - 1The Hero's Adventure Jun 21, 1988 -
1 - 2The Message of the Myth Jun 22, 1988
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1 - 3The First Storytellers Jun 23, 1988
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1 - 4Sacrifice and Bliss Jun 24, 1988
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1 - 5Love and the Goddess Jun 25, 1988
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1 - 6Masks of Eternity Jun 26, 1988
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Season 0 Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 1The Mythology of Star Wars Jan 01, 1970
Overview
Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today's society. Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world.
Year 1988
Studio PBS
Director
Crew Catherine Tatge (Producer), Joan Konner (Executive Producer), Al Perlmutter (Executive Producer), Vera Aronow (Associate Producer), Leonard Feinstein (Editor), Girish Bhargava (Editor)
Popularity 1.064
Language English
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