
Beyond the North Wind
The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North
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Simon Vance
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"The North" is simultaneously a location, a direction, and a mystical concept. Although this concept has ancient roots in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, it continues to resonate today within modern culture. McIntosh leads listeners, chapter by chapter, through the magical and spiritual history of the North, as well as its modern manifestations, as documented through physical records, such as runestones and megaliths, but also through mythology and lore.
This mythic conception of a unique, powerful, and mysterious Northern civilization was known to the Greeks as "Hyberborea" - the "Land Beyond the North Wind" - which they considered to be the true origin place of their god, Apollo, bringer of civilization. Through the Greeks, this concept of the mythic North would spread throughout Western civilization.
In addition, McIntosh discusses Russian Hyperboreanism, which he describes as among "the most influential of the new religions and quasi-religious movements that have sprung up in Russia since the fall of Communism" and which is currently almost unknown in the West.
©2019 Christopher McIntosh (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Plausibly explained foundations of mythic North
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I enjoyed this immensely and will probably listen to it again.
As the author stated in his conclusion, if Hyperborea didn't exist it should have been invented.
Likewise, our, or at least my understanding of the North could never he complete until this book.
Surprisingly thought provoking and resonating.
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Very interesting
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Not so esoteric
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Simply amazing!
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Excellent
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Sceptic to Believer
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I found the concept of Hyperborea to be particularly interesting.
Fascinating book
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Interesting and well written
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