The Joseph Campbell Foundation is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserve, protect and perpetuate the work of influential American mythologist
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). It fosters academic and popular discussion in the fields of
comparative mythology
Comparative mythology is the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics.Littleton, p. 32 Comparative mythology has served a variety of academic purposes. For example, scholars have used ...
and religion, psychology and culture through its publishing program, events, local groups (Mythological RoundTable groups) and its website.
The foundation was created in 1990 by Campbell's widow, choreographer
Jean Erdman
Jean Erdman (February 20, 1916 – May 4, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer of modern dance as well as an avant-garde theater director.
Biography Early years and background
Erdman was born in Honolulu. Erdman's father, John Piney ...
, and by his longtime editor
Robert Walter, who is the foundation's president.
Among the initiatives undertaken by the JCF are:
*''The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell'', a series of books and recordings (both previously released and posthumous) that pulls together Campbell's myriad-minded work
*the Erdman Campbell Award
*the Mythological RoundTable groups, a global network of local groups that explore the subjects of comparative mythology, psychology, religion and culture
*the collection of Campbell's personal library and papers housed at the OPUS Archives and Research Center (see below) 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
References
External links
Joseph Campbell Foundation The Joseph Campbell/Marija Gimbutas Library at Pacifica Graduate InstituteThe New York Public Library's collection of Joseph Campbell's papers
Charities based in California
Comparative mythology
Joseph Campbell
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