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Looking for the Hidden Folk - How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth
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*A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE* "An impassioned,
informative love letter to Iceland." —New York Times Book Review
"This compelling and highly readable book offers a
thought-provoking examination of nature of belief itself"
—Bookpage, starred review In exploring how Icelanders interact
with nature—and their idea that elves live among us—Nancy Marie
Brown shows us how altering our perceptions of the environment can
be a crucial first step toward saving it. Icelanders believe in
elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie
Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction
with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and
art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each
discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and
supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each
has its own way of perceiving and valuing the world around us. And
each discipline defines what an Icelander might call an elf.
Illuminated by her own encounters with Iceland’s Otherworld—in
ancient lava fields, on a holy mountain, beside a glacier or an
erupting volcano, crossing the cold desert at the island’s heart
on horseback—Looking for the Hidden Folk offers an intimate
conversation about how we look at and find value in nature. It
reveals how the words we use and the stories we tell shape the
world we see. It argues that our beliefs about the Earth will
preserve—or destroy it. Scientists name our time the
Anthropocene: the Human Age. Climate change will lead to the mass
extinction of numerous animal species unless we humans change our
course. Iceland suggests a different way of thinking about the
Earth, one that offers hope. Icelanders believe in elves— and you
should, too.
General
Imprint: |
Pegasusbooks
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Nancy Marie Brown
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-63936-574-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-63936-574-5 |
Barcode: |
9781639365746 |
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