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The Power of Myth

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The Power of Myth
AuthorJoseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Published1988
Pages293
Recommended2 times
BuyAmazon
Why it’s on the listThe book of Bill Moyers’s six-part PBS conversations with Joseph Campbell, recorded at Skywalker Ranch in the last years of Campbell’s life — the most accessible statement of the comparative-mythology argument that the hero’s journey recurs across unrelated cultures.

Where I heard about it

  • My own note — saved as a bare Amazon link to the Anchor Books paperback, with no recommender recorded.

  • On Mustafa (@oprydai)‘s X list of books “that’ll teach you building a cult like elon”, October 2, 2026 — sixteen covers on mass movements, myth, storytelling, positioning and network effects. Captured on books that’ll teach you building a cult… (tweet).

Connections

  • Joseph Campbell — author.
  • Republic of Letters — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
  • books that’ll teach you building a cult… (tweet) — on Mustafa’s list of books for building a cult-like following.
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