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One of the most popular series in the history of public television, these lively conversations between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers kept viewers glued to their sets in 1988 and are "still potently relevant" (San Francisco Chronicle). Exploring how myths hold the key to understanding human experience, the scholar and the journalist touch on topics as diverse as world religions, marriage, and pop culture.

Disc 2 includes:
Episode 4: Sacrifice and Bliss
Like a seed that dies only to be reborn, the archetypal hero must undergo the death of the ego to achieve new life and the revelation of bliss.

Episode 5: Love and the Goddess
From kâma to agape to courtly romance, Campbell explores the mythology of love and the role of the female as the giver of life and form.

Episode 6 :Masks of Eternity
All cultures create "masks"--names and images for God--to serve as metaphors for inexpressible transcendence, the being beyond all being and the idea beyond all thought. 

One of 3 videodiscs (344 min. total) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio: English, Closed-captioned.
Each episode runs approximately 35 min.