Lecture 5

LECTURE 5 Oct 2, 2013

"Not Factual, But Stil True" - Knowing the World: Myth

Main Points:

Myths increase our understanding of the world by teaching the “penultimate truth” (Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth) about human experiences, values and emotions
Myths offer important distinctions among cultures, while instructing us on universal ideas
Hero myths offer a model for living life, teach us different ways to be heroic and remind us that encountering and overcoming challenges is a constant in life

Video Links:
1. Monomyth in Film: Departure (The Call to Adventure)

2. Monomyth in Film: Initiation (The Road of Trials)

3. Monomyth in Film: Return (The Magic Flight)

Photos:

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Further Information:

Campbell, J. (2004). The hero with a thousand faces (Commemorative ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (originally published 1968).

Campbell, J. with Moyers, B. (1988). The Power of Myth. NY: Anchor Books.

Joseph Campbell Foundation: http://www.jcf.org/

Truth from Fiction: Lessons from Zombie movies: http://www.seanhoade.com/zombie.htm