This compelling series of lectures by Joseph Campbell was recorded at the renowned Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, in August of 1969. Across eleven engaging talks spanning over fourteen hours, Joseph Campbell traces mythology’s functions and evolution while leading listeners toward his own mythological conclusions. Rich with insight and sweeping in scope, this series captures Campbell’s gift for bringing the world’s stories into living conversation.
A Brief History of World Mythology includes the following lectures:
The Function of Mythology
Mythology East and West
The Sound of AUM and Kundalini Yoga
Buddhism in China
Shift to Western Psychology
Jung, Myth, and Shadow
Thomas Mann & James Joyce
Grail Mythology
Birth of the Perennial Philosophy
Birth of the Modern
Mythological Conclusions

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