{"product_id":"9781350642478","title":"Horned God in Modern Paganism and Fantasy Fiction From God of the Witches to Environmental Figurehead","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePerspectives on Fantasy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHorned God in Modern Paganism and Fantasy Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom God of the Witches to Environmental Figurehead\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnna Milon | Matthew Sangster | Dimitra Fimi | Brian Attebery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the Horned God's role as an environmental figure in modern paganism, fantasy fiction and Live Action Role-Play, this book explores how narratives informed by pagan thought are uniquely suited to introduce environmental concerns and their possible solutions. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing the development of the Horned God from the figure's coalescence in the Romantic period to the popularisation of the term by Margaret Murray in 1931, author Anna Milon considers his composite characters – Cernunnos, Pan, Sorcerer of Trois Freres, and Herne the Hunter and more – his connection to the Wild Hunt, ritual, the literary Maiden, and the trope of the Dying God. Not just alert to portrayals in a broad range of speculative and eco-fantasy fiction by writers including Susan Cooper, Lucy Holland, William Rainer, Mark Chadbourn and Terry Pratchett, the book also examines how related narratives are taken up in Live Action Role-Play games such as \u003ci\u003eCurious Pastimes\u003c\/i\u003e to show how LARPing offers a locus for consumers of narrative to respond and develop those narratives in real time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the Horned God revealed as a nature deity and a liminal figure between humanity, animality and divinity, the book positions him as a vehicle for considering human relationships with the environment without falling into didacticism or alienating people with traumatic depictions of ecological collapse. With readings of eco-fantastical narratives as a meaningful way of engaging with environmental activism, Anna Milon charges the Horned God with encouraging us to reconceptualise our relationship with the more-than-human world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnna Milon \u003c\/b\u003ea Rearch Fellow at Nottingham Trent University, UK. She is the postdoctoral research fellow on the Lincolnshire Folk Tales project, which explores the history and impact of the county's overlooked folklore, and its perseverance in literary fiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350642478\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669724233868,"sku":"9781350642478","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350642478","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}