The Power of Myth - Season 1 Episode 3 The First Storytellers
Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today's society.
Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world.
Year: 1988
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Director:
Cast: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Crew: Catherine Tatge (Producer), Joan Konner (Executive Producer), Al Perlmutter (Executive Producer), Vera Aronow (Associate Producer), Leonard Feinstein (Editor), Girish Bhargava (Editor)
First Air Date: Jun 21, 1988
Last Air date: Jun 26, 1988
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 19.00 users
Popularity: 1.011
Language: English
Keyword : christianity, buddhism, mythology, psychology, interview, folk hero, hinduism, god, miniseries, storytelling, egyptian mythology, ancient civilization, rebirth, comparative religion, scholar, indigenous peoples, folktale, native american folklore, storyteller, subconscious, eastern philosophy, native american culture, western philosophy
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