{"product_id":"ecstatic-prophets-compulsive-fascists-paperback","title":"Ecstatic Prophets, Compulsive Fascists - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian J. Shircliff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the same ancient era that the Greeks were practicing democracy-with-slaves and their bands of storycrafters entertained people with Homer's and Sophocles' and Aeschylus' tales of war and valor, tales attempting to heal the tragic costs of war on soldiers and nations alike, tales hailing gods and goddesses seducing and fighting each other and humans...\u003c\/p\u003ea band of ecstatic-prophetic storycrafters from Ancient Israel \u0026amp; Palestine were the first to imagine democracy-without-slaves...these bordercrossers who were seduced by the One who gives us all life in the wind - YAHWEH - the One who invites a genderbending, bordercrossing, and often same-sex love that topples priestly, royalist, and hierarchical imaginations in 1 \u0026amp; 2 Samuel...\u003cp\u003ethese tales of the ecstatic-prophets' wild and freeing ways of transforming deadly fascist impulses using a simple, often ignored ecstatic-experience to get us out of the rascally messes we've inherited and seem to build onto with every generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthority minded people have been trying to hide this experience and these storycrafters from you and me. Where? In the best-selling gathering of books of all time, the Bible. Perhaps it's time we met these storycrafters with their bordercrossing imaginations, in their own style-rich voices...if you dare meet them and welcome such healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout the translator\/commentator\u003c\/strong\u003eIn addition to \u003cstrong\u003eThe Naked Path of Prophet\u003c\/strong\u003e series, Brian Shircliff is the poet of \u003cstrong\u003ewinds of (r)evolution\u003c\/strong\u003e (paintings by Matthew Klooster) and author of the graphic novel \u003cstrong\u003eYAHWEH IS THE WIND!\u003c\/strong\u003e (illustrated by Sean K. Long). Having taught high school religion for seventeen years, he felt the need to swim away from the shipwreck of organized religion for a more inclusive perspective. He is a Bones for Life(R) Trainer, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner, and thirty-year student of many styles of meditation. He co-founded and continues to direct VITALITY Cincinnati's donation-based holistic self-care programs.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316914741383,"sku":"9781954688278","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/V22Vj-9SDQ9781954688278.webp?v=1784814359","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ecstatic-prophets-compulsive-fascists-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}