Asian Journals, Joseph Campbell
Asian Journals, Joseph Campbell
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Asian Journals
India and Japan

Author: Joseph Campbell

Narrator: Fred Stella

Unabridged: 23 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/08/2018

Synopsis

At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a year-long voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan. Asian Journals combines the two hardcover editions of Campbell’s journals, Baksheesh & Brahman and Sake & Satori, into one volume, an edited day-to-day travel diary of the people he met and the historical places he visited on his trek through Asia. Along the way, he enlivens the narrative with his musings on culture, religion, myth, and politics, describing both the trivial and the sublime. As always, Campbell’s keen intellect and boundless curiosity shine through in his lucid prose. Campbell enthusiasts will come away with a deeper understanding of the man, his work, and his enduring legacy.

About Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell is widely credited with bringing mythology to a mass audience. His works, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume The Masks of God, and The Power of Myth (with Bill Moyers), rank among the classics in mythology and literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katja on June 13, 2023

J:Campbell was a great comparative mythologist and a very intelligent man. He, apparently was also a geezer. I'll get back to that. Having been twice to India, I found it interesting to see it through Campbell's eyes, plus I really enjoyed reading his train of thought on Indian traditions, Hinduism,......more

Goodreads review by Sam on October 23, 2022

I was shocked with this book. Extremely boring and not much in it other than JC winging about how dirty is India. It was just a dairy and he himself didn't want to publish it. Not worthy to read.......more

Goodreads review by Tristy on July 26, 2017

Endorsements: “Campbell interrogates his own prejudices, dismantles them and builds the foundations of what has become an influential way of thinking about the world’s religions.” — Publishers Weekly about Baksheesh and Brahman: Asian Journals-India, which is included in this new paperback “Campbell ha......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on April 01, 2020

Visiting India and Japan in 1954, Joseph Campbell meets Nehru, visits temples, shrines, talks to Buddhists, learns Japanese, visits Noh theatre performances, dines in excellent and shabby restaurants, enjoys Japanese Geisha culture and discusses religion and philosophy. The journal is just that, it s......more

Goodreads review by Shane on July 13, 2022

Insight to Joseph Campbell’s development as a thinking and it was cool to see him finally embrace comparative mythology as his field of study. Lots of raw material here that really made you think about Hinduism, Buddhism, and the clashing of cultures that happened in Asia during the Cold War. As a J......more

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