{"product_id":"myths-among-us-when-timeless-tales-return-to-life-paperback","title":"Myths Among Us: When Timeless Tales Return to Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Chalquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is indeed enchanted--but you wouldn't know that from the unimaginative ways we learn to think about it \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe magic becomes visible in myth: myth not as outworn science or cold ideology, but as the language of past and present humanity. Myth reveals through story and ritual the perennial presences that haunt us until we learn how to listen for them and respond creatively to their summons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering an applied practical course on world mythology, \u003cem\u003eMyths Among Us\u003c\/em\u003e retells more than 100 traditional tales to examine how the plots, images, and motifs of myth dwell among us today: in our dreams, conflicts, families, relationships; in film, politics, industry, and finance; and in current events whose innermost workings the lens of myth allows us to discover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\"What I thoroughly enjoyed about the savvy \u003cem\u003eMyths Among Us\u003c\/em\u003e is that the first two chapters offer enough material for reflection on myth and mythic consciousness to comprise an entire course. The second treat is how Chalquist stirs in stories from around the globe to illustrate the pleasure of myth; now readers have a rich nourishing series of meals for the soul to snack on for years.\" - Dennis Patrick Slattery, author of \u003cem\u003eRiting Myth, Mythic Writing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 658\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522741530931,"sku":"9780982627969","price":44.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z2kyVDFuZ2QyYWZHY1N2RExhOUJHQT09.webp?v=1760554411","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/myths-among-us-when-timeless-tales-return-to-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}