Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was an American mythologist, translator and university teacher.

Also recorded as Joseph John Campbell; Joseph Cambell.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Joseph John Campbell Smith.

Born at White Plains in 1904, died at Honolulu in 1987.

In detail

Joseph Campbell studied at Canterbury School, Dartmouth College and Columbia University. Christina Grof is recorded as having studied under Joseph Campbell. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is comparative mythology, mythology and comparative religion.

Employment is recorded with Canterbury School and Sarah Lawrence College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters, Delta Tau Delta and Eranos.

Works named in the authority record are The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Masks of God, The Mythic Image, Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space and Thou Art That.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Joseph Campbell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q295516: Joseph Campbell

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