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Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American writer and the husband of Jean Erdman. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human condition. Campbell's best-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies, termed the monomyth.

Joseph Campbell - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American mythologist, writer, and lecturer (1904–1987) For other uses, see Joseph Campbell (disambiguation) . Joseph Campbell Campbell in the late 1970s Born Joseph John Campbell ( 1904-03-26 ) March 26, 1904 White Plains, New York , U.S. Died October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30) (aged 83) Honolulu , Hawaii, U.S. Spouse Jean Erdman   ​ ( m.  1938) ​ Academic background Education Dartmouth College Columbia University ( BA , MA ) Academic advisor Roger Sherman Loomis [ 1 ] Influen

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