{"product_id":"9780593716564","title":"Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here is a rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative, and deep wisdom, all told with breathtaking verve that enchants and sweeps us along, from first word to last. A superb, inspiring read.” —GABOR MATÉ, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Normal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom \"one of the greatest storytellers we have\" (Robert Bly), an urgent invitation to allow the oldest stories—and the Greatest Story—to reshape our own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cloak of story you will be unprepared for what the world will hurl at you. You remain adolescent at just the moment a culture worth its salt requires you to become a real, grown, human being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller and Christian thinker Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well. Drawing on the “ancient technologies” of myths and initiatory rites, Shaw provides a road to wholeness, maturity and connection. He teaches us to read a myth the way it wants to be read; provides vivid retellings of tales powerful enough to carry you through life’s travails; and shows you how to gather and reshape your own thrown-away stories. Most vividly, he shares how these ancient technologies led him—unexpectedly—to Christ, “the True Myth,” by way of a thirty-year journey and a 101-night vigil in a Dartmoor forest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining scholarly erudition with nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, \u003ci\u003eLiturgies of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling counsel of resistance and delight in the face of many modern monsters.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42974918377533,"sku":"9780593716564","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780593716564_p0.jpg?v=1779942887","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780593716564","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}