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The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell

Finally available in a popularly priced,  non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal  for the college market and general reader alike,  this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant  evocation of the noted scholar's teachings on mythology.

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The Joe Rogan Experience

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The Joe Rogan Experience

He said he read the book and watched the PBS interviews, noting that the book was based on those interviews and that he read it after seeing the series.

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He did a series of interviews with Bill Moyers on PBS called The Power of Myth. And he wrote a book called Hero with a Thousand Faces. So back in 1988... I read that book and I watched all those inter...

— Episode: #1467 - Jack Carr

Episode: #1467 - Jack Carr

He said he read the book and watched the PBS interviews, noting that the book was based on those interviews and that he read it after seeing the series.

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He did a series of interviews with Bill Moyers on PBS called The Power of Myth. And he wrote a book called Hero with a Thousand Faces. So back in 1988... I read that book and I watched all those interviews and I read the book that came out called The Power of Myth based on those interviews.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

The book discussed how there is a lack of coming of age ritual in society today and speculates that this could be a reason for the high divorce rate. The book also suggested that there is no real ceremony that means something that reminds people they are a different person on the other side of the event.

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I read The Power of Myth when I was, I think maybe even before I met Lisa, but certainly before we got married. And the book was talking about how, hey, the big problem with society today is there's n...

— Episode: 4 Steps to Build Emotional Maturity & Ma...

Episode: 4 Steps to Build Emotional Maturity & Make Relatio...

The book discussed how there is a lack of coming of age ritual in society today and speculates that this could be a reason for the high divorce rate. The book also suggested that there is no real ceremony that means something that reminds people they are a different person on the other side of the event.

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I read The Power of Myth when I was, I think maybe even before I met Lisa, but certainly before we got married. And the book was talking about how, hey, the big problem with society today is there's no coming of age ritual.

Part of the reason the divorce rate is so high, he speculated, was because there was no real ceremony that meant something that reminded people you're a different person on the other side of this.

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