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Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell compare creation myths from the Bible and elsewhere. Campbell compares the creation story in Genesis with creation stories from around the world. Because the world changes, religion has to be transformed and new mythologies created. People today are stuck with myths that don't fit their needs.

Joseph Campbell explains how ancient myths bring humans to understand and accept birth, growth and death. Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today's society.

Joseph Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions about the image of women - as goddess, virgin, Mother Earth.

Vividly retells traditional myths and legends of the Chinese people and illustrated by an intriguing array of paintings and illustrations.

A collection of these tales, vividly retold and illustrated by an intriguing array of paintings and etchings.

After befriending a clever tortoise while lost in the Brazilian rainforest, a young Kulina girl helps it keep from becoming her father's dinner.