Joseph Campbell: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Valuable introductions to Campbell’s life and work are Stephen Larsen and Robin Larsen, A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell (1991, reissued as Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind: The Authorized Biography, 2002); Robert A. Segal, Joseph Campbell: An Introduction, rev. ed. (1990); Kenneth Golden (ed.), Uses of Comparative Mythology: Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell (1992); and Daniel C. Noel (ed.), Paths to the Power of Myth: Joseph Campbell and the Study of Religion (1990). John H. Maher and Dennie Brigges (compilers and eds.), An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in Conversation with Michael Toms (1988), is an autobiographical treatment of his life.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NOVA Open Publishing - ENG 257: Mythological Literature - Joseph Campbell and the Myth of the Hero’s Journey. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Joseph Campbell Foundation - Learn about Joseph Campbell. Jul 04, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 26, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC Listen - The Myth of Joseph Campbell. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Joseph Campbell: An Academic Skirmish. Feb 25, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Irish Biography - Joseph Campbell. May 28, 2023
Add new Web site: AllPoetry - Biography of Joseph Campbell. Mar 13, 2018
Add new Web site: Joseph Campbell Foundation - Learn about Joseph Campbell. Mar 13, 2018
Added cross-references. Oct 11, 2017
Article revised to list Campbell's death date as October 30, 1987. Jan 31, 2012
Added image of Joseph Campbell in 1985. Sep 09, 2011
Article revised and updated. Sep 09, 2011
Media added. May 07, 2009
New bibliography added. Nov 26, 2008
New article added. Nov 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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