{"product_id":"liturgies-of-the-wild-myths-that-make-us-9780593716564","title":"Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us","description":"\u003cb\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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593716564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Martin Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085484486837,"sku":"9780593716564","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7a2648a1-ae34-49a4-b97e-936ecdfcf2cf.jpg?v=1765294301","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/liturgies-of-the-wild-myths-that-make-us-9780593716564","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}