This groundbreaking, Emmy-award winning, six-part series documents the encounter between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers and highlights the life and thinking of Campbell, an erudite scholar and quintessential storyteller. Campbell recalls a wide spectrum of myths from throughout history (Japanese, Native American, Egyptian, Mayan, and many more) to illustrate humankind's eternal quest to grasp the mysteries and meaning of creation, life, death and the beyond.