{"product_id":"nature-and-the-numinous-in-chris-brawley-9780786494651","title":"Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book makes connections between mythopoeic fantasy--works that engage the numinous--and the critical apparatuses of ecocriticism and posthumanism. Drawing from the ideas of Rudolf Otto in \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of the Holy\u003c\/i\u003e, mythopoeic fantasy is a means of subverting normative modes of perception to both encounter the numinous and to challenge the perceptions of the natural world. Beginning with S.T. Coleridge's theories of the imagination as embodied in \u003ci\u003eThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e, the book moves on to explore standard mythopoeic fantasists such as George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Taking a step outside these men, particularly influenced by Christianity, the concluding chapters discuss Algernon Blackwood and Ursula Le Guin, whose works evoke the numinous without a specifically Christian worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Brawley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786494654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786494651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 968","brand":"Chris Brawley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926042542335,"sku":"9780786494651","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5082eaee-7a32-4e05-853b-6bbe8c0d8663.jpg?v=1681080863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-and-the-numinous-in-chris-brawley-9780786494651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}