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Joseph J. Campbell (1904 – 1987) was an American mythologist, perhaps best known for his PBS miniseries, '''The Power of Myth,''' based on his book of the same name and another book titled ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces''.

Joseph J. Campbell (1904 – 1987) was an [[American]] [[mythology|mythologist]], perhaps best known for his [[PBS]] miniseries, '''The Power of Myth,''' based on his [[book]] of the same name and another book titled ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces''.

==Personal Life==

==Personal Life==

Joseph Campbell was born in 1904 to a conservative, Catholic family in White Plains, New York. <ref>http://www.nybooks.com/articles/3846</ref> He remained a political conservative throughout his life. <ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/who-is-joseph-campbell.htm</ref> However, his books and other writings show him to have been an atheist as an adult. <ref>http://www.solvinglight.com/features/theserpentworshippers02.htm</ref> His books use questionable academic tactics and relativism in an attempt argue against the factual accuracy of Christian scripture. <ref>Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973.</ref>

Joseph Campbell was born in 1904 to a [[conservative]], [[Catholic]] family in White Plains, [[New York]]. <ref>http://www.nybooks.com/articles/3846</ref> He remained a political conservative throughout his life. <ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/who-is-joseph-campbell.htm</ref> However, his books and other writings show him to have been an [[atheist]] as an adult. <ref>http://www.solvinglight.com/features/theserpentworshippers02.htm</ref> His books use questionable academic tactics and [[relativism]] in an attempt argue against the factual accuracy of [[Christian]] [[scripture]]. <ref>Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973.</ref>

In 1938, Joseph Campbell married Jean Erdman, to whom he remained married for the remainder of his life.

In 1938, Joseph Campbell married Jean Erdman, to whom he remained married for the remainder of his life.

He passed away due to esophageal cancer in 1987. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/02/obituaries/joseph-campbell-writer-known-for-his-scholarship-on-mythology.html</ref>

He passed away due to esophageal [[cancer]] in 1987. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/02/obituaries/joseph-campbell-writer-known-for-his-scholarship-on-mythology.html</ref>

==Professional Life==

==Professional Life==