Joseph Campbell books in order
American mythologist, writer and lecturer
- Lived
- 1904–1987
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 36
- Series
- 1
Joseph Campbell published 3 novels, 21 non-fiction books and 12 other books, beginning with The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). The series is The Masks of God (3 books, starting with Primitive Mythology).
Updated September 2026
The Masks of God books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Primitive Mythology (1959) · 3 Occidental Mythology (1964) · 4 Creative Mythology (1968)
- 1.
Primitive Mythology (1959)
- 3.
Occidental Mythology (1964)
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Creative Mythology (1968)
Where to start with Joseph Campbell
Start here
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944)
Non-fiction in order
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)
The Masks of God (1959)
Pagan and Christian Mysteries (1963)
The Flight of the Wild Gander (1969)
Myths, Dreams, and Religion (1970)
Myths to Live By (1972)
Spirit and Nature (1972)
The Mysteries (1979)
Historical Atlas of World Mythology (1983)
The Way of the Animal Powers (1983)
The Inner Reaches of Outer Space (1986)
An Open Life (1988)
The Power of Myth (1988)
The Way of the Seeded Earth (1988)
The Language of the Goddess (1989)
The Hero's Journey (1990)
Mythic Worlds, Modern Words (1993)
Thou Art That (2001)
Pathways to Bliss (2004)
Goddesses (2013)
Other books in order
Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization (1946)
King and the Corpse (1948)
The Mystic Vision (1955)
Spiritual Disciplines (1960)
Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume II) (1962)
The Mythic Image (1974)
Tarot Revelations (1979)
Way of the Animal Powers, Part 2 (1988)
Transformations of Myth Through Time (1990)
In All Her Names (1991)
The Mythic Dimension (1997)
The Ecstasy of (2018)
About Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell was an American writer. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human condition. Campbell's best-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies, termed the monomyth.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Joseph Campbell FAQ
- How many books has Joseph Campbell written?
- Joseph Campbell published 3 novels, 21 non-fiction books and 12 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Joseph Campbell's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Masks of God with Primitive Mythology. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Joseph Campbell's last book?
- The Language of the Goddess (1989).
- What is Joseph Campbell's most famous book?
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949) is Joseph Campbell's most widely read book.
- Are Joseph Campbell's books connected?
- 3 books belong to 1 series (The Masks of God); the other 33 books stand alone.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.