A Brief History of World Mythology, Lecture 1: The Function of Mythology

Compilation by Joseph Campbell

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  1. 1.
    Misinterpreting Our Mythological Heritage
    5:31
  2. 2.
    Mythological Symbols: Their Origin and Purpose
    2:28
  3. 3.
    The Impact of Space-Age Imagery
    3:49
  4. 4.
    Awe Before the Great Mystery: Mythology’s First Function
    2:26
  5. 5.
    Shiva & Kirttimukha: Life Lives on Life
    2:42
  6. 6.
    Affirming or Negating the Horror of Existence
    3:57
  7. 7.
    Correcting the World: Our Zoroastrian Heritage
    7:11
  8. 8.
    A Coherent Cosmological Concept: Mythology’s Second Function
    6:25
  9. 9.
    No More Horizons in Our Unbounded World
    5:38
  10. 10.
    Validate a Specific Social Order: Mythology’s Third Function
    4:56
  11. 11.
    Our Rapidly Changing Social Orders
    3:42
  12. 12.
    Guiding a Person Through Life: Mythology’s Fourth Function
    5:56
  13. 13.
    An Anecdote About Gurus
    2:52
  14. 14.
    Different Laws Govern Psyche, Society, and the Stars
    2:36
  15. 15.
    The God Idea Today
    3:36
  16. 16.
    From Horizon-Bound Cultures to Global Civilization
    5:27

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