The Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF) is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to the work of influential American mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). The organization's stated mission is to "invite you to experience the power of myth." JCF fosters academic and popular discussion in the fields of comparative mythology and religion, psychology and culture through its publishing program, events, social media outreach, and website.
In 1990, Campbell's longtime editor Robert Walter and Campbell's widow, choreographer Jean Erdman, created the foundation."Setting Up a Foundation of Mythic Proportions," The Washington Times, December 14, 1992.
JCF’s initiatives include: The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, a series of books and recordings (both previously released and posthumously) MythMaker Podcast Network which contributes original podcasts such as Pathways with Joseph Campbell and The Podcast with a Thousand Faces Weekly MythBlast series of essays by contemporary mythologists Campbell's personal library and papers housed at the OPUS Archives and Research Center (see below)"A Legend in His Own Right A library in Carpinteria is devoted to the legacy of Joseph Campbell, who celebrated myth and spirituality.," The Los Angeles Times, Oct 7, 1993 and the New York Public Library (see below)Joseph Campbell’s papers now available at the New York Public Library, Joseph Campbell Foundation website, May 5, 2019 the Erdman Campbell Award"Scholar Followed His Bliss in Myth," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 2, 2004.[The Erdman-Campbell Prize awarded by the Joseph Campbell Foundation The Erdman-Campbell Prize awarded by the Joseph Campbell Foundation (Mythic Imagination Institute website)]Leah Garchick, The San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2006 References
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