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Category Archives: Mythology
Storytelling and Ecology: Empathy, Enchantment, and Emergence in the Use of Oral Narratives
Storytelling and Ecology, from Bloomsbury Academic, is my first academic monograph. The writing of it – the second draft in particular – was quite an intense experience, since it coincided with the first five months of the pandemic. The concept … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Mythology, Storytelling
Tagged Anthony Nanson, Bloomsbury, connection, Ecology, monograph, Storytelling, Storytelling and Ecology
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Alida Gersie’s Earthtales (review)
Alida Gersie’s celebrated Earthtales is, in large part, a collection of traditional tales that have to do with the earth and its creatures. Most are from cultures that have been endangered by the imperialism of Western modernity, which by the … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Mythology, Storytelling
Tagged Alida Gersie, arts therapist, Earthtales, groupwork, storymaking, Storytelling, traditional tales
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Kevin Crossley-Holland’s The Magic Lands
The Magic Lands is the paperback title of Kevin Crossley-Holland’s British Folk Tales. It’s a better title in that the collection covers Irish tales as well as ones from England, Scotland, and Wales. The Irish stories do tend to … Continue reading
Myths and Legends of the Pacific
When it comes to myths and legends of Australasia, A.W. Reed is a ubiquitous author – and equally ubiquitous as his own publisher. Myths and Legends of the Pacific extends his range across the whole of the Pacific, covering nearly … Continue reading
Lewis Spence’s The Problem of Lemuria
If, like me, you love myth and folklore, you may know Lewis Spence as the author of numerous books, in the early twentieth century, about the mythology of different parts of the world. I find his books more readable and useful … Continue reading
Posted in Mythology, Prehistory
Tagged Gondwana, Lemuria, Lewis Spence, Pacific Ocean, Sundaland, The Problem of Lemuria
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Review: Words of Re-Enchantment by Anthony Nanson – by Lorna Smithers
Originally posted on GODS & RADICALS:
Anthony Nanson is a storyteller and writer based in Stroud. He currently runs Awen Publications. Words of Re-Enchantment: Writings on Storytelling, Myth and Ecological Desire is a collection of essays originally written for various…
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Words of Re-enchantment – by Nimue Brown
Originally posted on Druid Life:
Anthony Nanson’s ‘Words of re-enchantment’ is a collection of essays which its subtitle labels as storytelling, myth and ecological desire. I’d go a lot further than this, because it’s a relevant book for anyone wanting…
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