A Branch from the Lightning Tree Ecstatic Myth and the Grace of Wildness

ISBN 13:
9781935952015
ISBN 10:
1935952013
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/21/2011
Publisher: White Cloud Press

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Summary

A Branch from the Lightning Tree is a brilliant exploration of the relationship between myth, culture, and the wild both in landscape and language. Dr. Shaw's rich storytelling gifts are displayed as he presents seven texts and commentaries as diverse as Irish, Siberian, and Romanian Gypsy.

Acknowledgments	p. IX
Foreword	p. XIII
Introduction	p. XVII
Leaving the Village, Finding the Forest	p. 1
Nomads, Pirates, Bandit Queens	p. 3
The Northern Witch and the Luminous Bride	p. 23
The Pastoral and the Prophetic	p. 51
Gambling with the Knuckle-Bones of Wolves	p. 71
Crossroads, Temples, and Wild Intelligence	p. 105
Woman that Moves in the Dark Groves of Soul	p. 131
The Impossible Return	p. 163
Deer Woman and the Velvet Antlered Moon	p. 165
The Birth of Ossian	p. 179
The Red King and the Witch	p. 201
Epilogue	p. 215
Endnotes	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 231
About the Author	p. 236
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A Branch from the Lightning Tree Ecstatic Myth and the Grace of Wildness

9781935952015

1935952013

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