Campbell,Joseph

Campbell,Joseph
Campbell, Joseph. 1904-1987.
American mythologist who wrote numerous influential works, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949) and the four-volume Masks of God (1959-1967).

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  • Campbell, Joseph — born March 26, 1904, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 31, 1987, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. author of works on comparative mythology. He studied English literature and taught at Sarah Lawrence College. He explored the common functions of myths in human… …   Universalium

  • Campbell, Joseph — (1904–1987)    American scholar best known for his work on world mythology, as well as a popular public speaker and storyteller. In the first of a prolific number of books on mythology, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), Campbell suggests… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

  • Campbell, Joseph — (1879 1944)    Born in County Down, Ireland, he was educated at St. Malachi s College, Belfast, and worked for his father before becoming a teacher of English. In 1904 he helped found the Ulster Literary Theatre; his own play, Little Cowherd of… …   British and Irish poets

  • Campbell, Joseph — (26 mar. 1904, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–31 oct. 1987, Honolulu, Hawai). Autor estadounidense de obras sobre mitología comparada. Estudió literatura inglesa y enseñó en el Sarah Lawrence College. Exploró las funciones comunes de los mitos en las… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • CAMPBELL, Joseph — (1904 1987)    American OCCULTIST and college teacher whose prolific but confused ideas about MYTHOLOGY made him a CULT figure for the COUNTER CULTURE of the 1960s and later the NEW AGE MOVEMENT …   Concise dictionary of Religion

  • Joseph Campbell (poet) — Joseph Campbell (July 15 1879 ndash; June 1944) was an Irish poet and lyricist. He wrote as Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil (also Seosamh MacCathmhaoil), which has been Anglicised to Joseph McCahill on occasion. He is now remembered best for words he… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph, le roi des rêves — Données clés Titre original Joseph: King of Dreams Réalisation Rob LaDuca Robert C. Ramirez Scénario Marshall Goldberg Joe Stillman Raymond Singer Eugenia Bostwick Singer Sociétés de production DreamWorks Animation …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Campbell — Campbell, Donald Campbell, Malcolm * * * (as used in expressions) Campbell, familia los Campbell de Argyll Campbell, John Archibald Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Kim Avril Phaedra Campbell Campbell, Mrs. Patrick …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Joseph Campbell — For other uses, see Joseph Campbell (disambiguation). Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell, circa 1984 Born Joseph John Campbell March 26, 1904(1904 03 26) White Plains, New York, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Campbell — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Campbell. Joseph Campbell (26 mars 1904 30 octobre 1987) est un professeur, écrivain, orateur, anthropologue et mythologue américain, travaillant dans les domaines de la mythologie comparée et …   Wikipédia en Français

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