{"product_id":"snake-talk-tyson-yunkaporta-9780063568976","title":"Snake Talk: How the World's Ancient Serpent Stories Can Guide Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deep cultural analysis of Indigenous meanings of the symbol of the snake, with all it can teach us, from \u003ci\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/i\u003e author Tyson Yunkaporta and coauthor Megan Kelleher.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling between physical and spiritual worlds, between story and history, weaving across earth and sky. The Great Dividing Range is the body of the Serpent, but he does not separate us - he brings us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if this ancient Lore can be found everywhere? What if the stories of the Basilisk, Wyvern, Naga, Quetzalcoatl and many other mythic Serpents also contain the knowledge we need in this moment of crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSnake Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow these stories around the world from Kathmandu to Aotearoa, from Mesoamerica to China to northern Europe. They ask how we can align our human gifts with the patterns of creation, seeking answers from makers who pay homage to the Serpent in images and objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exhilarating new book - like \u003ci\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRight Story, Wrong Story\u003c\/i\u003e - shines an Indigenous light on contemporary society. \u003ci\u003eSnake Talk\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to see the world through the eye of the Serpent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyson Yunkaporta,Megan Kelleher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063568977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063568976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Tyson Yunkaporta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659932020991,"sku":"9780063568976","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/snake-talk-tyson-yunkaporta-9780063568976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}