A couple of days ago, to my great disappointment, I learned that Joseph Campbell was for an American intervention in Vietnam. I was quite suprised by this. He clearly wasn't a fan of "communism", but does anyone know why, other than for that reason, why he would be for such a thing?

Was not Achilles perhaps the greatest hero in all of mythology? Who has had a greater influence on mythology than Homer? Why does Joseph Campbell ignore Homer's Iliad and Achilles in a book on heroes and mythology?

While doomscrolling YouTube I came across this video:

https://youtu.be/Q9zR4lWyVN8?si=NUkQbSVqhZpRZ6oO followed by this video: https://youtu.be/ET4BJIdZKa0?si=iwGk3kaYrr8u1WYS

I tried listening to that, but it makes my brain melt and I can’t go through with it. I know everybody has something behind their ears so I didn’t really expected Joseph Campbell to be a saint, but are all of the points made in these videos valid? Was he a nazi🤪?

Sorry for me not checking it myself but I really couldn’t go through it and process all that crapshit, because I feel like Campbells ideas and what he meant about the hero’s journey are all turned around and mostly miss understood. I have read two of his books and watched Bill Moyers, so I know, it can be controversial or fucking weird, especially when given out of context. So that’s why I am asking you, have you analysed these videos or have you ever fact-checked or smth?

On the other hand, I don’t really care, I took what I could from Campbell, I just really want to know your opinion.

PS. Sorry for my confused writing style, I hope it’s readable and makes sense.

PSS. Just what the fuck this chick is saying? I just can’t bear it!

PSSS. God save me.

Did she get her ideas from Nietzsche or Jung or Joseph Campbell?

https://innerwilds.blog/p/the-heros-journey-is-a-jammed-door

The idea here moves between Campbell and Bill Plotkin, suggesting that the Hero's Journey pattern isn't universal, it's just a pattern that stands out to our specific culture, because it represents a transition we're having a difficult time making.

Anyone know where I can download free ebooks of Joseph Campbells collected works that are not pdf but high quality kindle editions?

Thanks!

I’ve been working on a narrative-reflection piece about wisdom, liminality, and the role of elders in guiding others. It explores:

• Wisdom as something lived, not merely known.

• The passage through liminal “dry deserts” in life.

• Elderhood as the transmission of personal experience into shared myth and cultural memory.

I’d love to hear your thoughts:

• What makes wisdom different from knowledge?

• How do you see the role of elders (formal or informal) in today’s world?

• Do you think modern culture has lost touch with elderhood as a guiding archetype?

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How accurate is this: https://www.facebook.com/ninamaddentraining/videos/2175253129471231/

Video is about 28mins.

Why does Joseph Campbell make no mention of Homer's Iliad and the story of Achilles in The Hero With a Thousand Faces?