{"product_id":"beyond-the-north-wind","title":"Beyond the North Wind","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBeyond the North Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a masterful example of academic detective work, leading to the astounding conclusion that our Arctic northlands were once home to a lost prehistoric civilization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\"  - Herbie Brennan, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantis Enigma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- Herbie Brennan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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 readers, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca aria-expanded=\"true\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44631615963292,"sku":"400000451282","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/6101\/6988\/files\/Image227.jpg?v=1735331998","url":"https:\/\/herbsandarts.com\/products\/beyond-the-north-wind","provider":"Herbs and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}