Smoke Hole : Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass
by
Martin Shaw
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1645020959
ISBN-13
9781645020950
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Imprint
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 5th, 2021
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
262 grams
Dimensions
13.60 x 20.50 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellingsMyth & legend told as fictionAncient religions & mythologiesSpirituality & religious experienceFolklore studies / Study of mythFolklore, myths & legendsSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographySocial and cultural anthropologySocial, group or collective psychologyIndigenous peoples in the Americas: religions, belief systems, cultural worldviews and spiritual beliefsSpirituality and religious experience
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"A modern-day bard."—Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles
"Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emanates from his pores."—John Densmore, The Doors
"Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift."—David Keenan, author of Xstabeth
"I can still remember the first time I heard Martin Shaw tell a story. The tale that emerged was like a living thing, bounding around, throwing itself at us there listening. I had never heard anything like it before."—Paul Kingsnorth, Booker shortlisted author of The Wake
Today, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole – three ancient myths that serve as metaphors for our world today. Assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a pandemic that brought loneliness to an all-time high, Martin argues that we are losing our sense of direction, our sense of self.
He invites us to use these stories to help find ‘a commons for the imagination, a place to breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture.’ Smoke Hole is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news to parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology and more.
"Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emanates from his pores."—John Densmore, The Doors
"Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift."—David Keenan, author of Xstabeth
"I can still remember the first time I heard Martin Shaw tell a story. The tale that emerged was like a living thing, bounding around, throwing itself at us there listening. I had never heard anything like it before."—Paul Kingsnorth, Booker shortlisted author of The Wake
Today, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole – three ancient myths that serve as metaphors for our world today. Assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a pandemic that brought loneliness to an all-time high, Martin argues that we are losing our sense of direction, our sense of self.
He invites us to use these stories to help find ‘a commons for the imagination, a place to breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture.’ Smoke Hole is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news to parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology and more.
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