Joseph Campbell

G. Charles Andersen, M.A.

With G. Charles Andersen, M.A.

Most likely, few of us would be speaking of myth  if it was not for Joseph Campbell. For many of us, the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers opened, re-opened, awakened forgotten memories or just plain inspired us into looking more deeply into the matters of myth (see http://mythmatters.com ). This site is inspired by the spirit and inquiring mind of Campbell and dedicated to exploring developments in the world of myth, mythology, mythography and other related fields.

We will introduce you to some of the most influential and exciting minds working in the field of mythology today--researchers, teachers, students and explorers will be interviewed and reviewed for their contributions to the field. We begin by featuring a teacher of note: Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D. More about him below.

Furthermore, since I am the creator of this site--part of an extensive, elaborate and fairly deep network of sites dedicated to the world of myth--inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell, I thought I should introduce myself.

Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D.

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INTRODUCING A REMARKABLE TEACHER
OF MYTHOLOGY

Author of: Sacred Mysteries

Evans Lansing Smith received a B.A. in English from Williams College, an M.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch International (London and Dublin), and a Ph.D. in Literature from The Claremont Graduate School. He traveled with the late Joseph Campbell, on study tours of northern France, Egypt, and Kenya, and he studied literature in England, at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Since then, he has taught at colleges in California, Switzerland, Maryland, and Texas, where he is currently Professor of English at Midwestern State University, in Wichita Falls. He has published five previous books, and numerous articles, on comparative mythology and literature. He was nominated for "International Writer of the Year 2003" by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England. Lans taught a class in European Sacred Traditions at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where I experienced  the power and depth of his intellect and his grasp of the world of myth. He is a featured author at Mythic Books Online .