The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Power of Myth
First Air Date	June 21, 1988
Last Air Date	September 1, 2000
Seasons	1
Episodes	8
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Apostrophe S Productions Public Affairs Television Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.
Networks	PBS

S01E06

Masks of Eternity

Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion, and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. Identifying with the infinite, the circle as a symbol, clowns and masks, epiphanies and James Joyce, artistic arrest, the monstrous as sublime, the dance of Shiva, that which is beyond words.

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