A Hut at the Edge of the Village: John Moriarty: Edited by Martin Shaw
This curated collection of writings by Irish philosopher John Moriarty is the ideal introduction to the great Kerry wiseman and shaman by mythologist Martin Shaw, with a foreword by Tommy Tiernan. The book emphasizes Moriarty's call for a profound shift in human consciousness towards a deeper connection with the natural world. Shaw suggests that in times of cultural crisis, true insights emerge not from traditional institutions but from voices like Moriarty's, situated metaphorically in ‘the hut at the edge of the village’. I created the podcast The Bog Shaman: Manchán on Moriarty to spread the word about this great guru of the hedgegrows and Martin Shaw has done a heroic feat in extracting some of the real gems from Moriarty’s meandering prose. ~ Manchán Magan
A Hut at the Edge of the Village presents a collection of Moriarty’s writings ordered thematically, with sections ranging from place, love and wildness through to voyaging, ceremony and the legitimacy of sorrow. These carefully chosen extracts are supported by an introduction by Martin Shaw and foreword by Tommy Tiernan, a long-time admirer of Moriarty’s work.
According to Shaw, ‘These are not pastoral times we are living in, but prophetic. We are at a moment when the world as we understand it has been turned upside down. The challenge is that there are fewer and fewer people who can interpret such happenings in a deep, soulful way. Moriarty can do that. When culture is in woeful crisis, the insights never come from parliament, senate, or committee; they come from the hut at the edge of the village. Let’s go there. There is tremendous, unexpected hope waiting.’
This curated collection of writings by Irish philosopher John Moriarty is the ideal introduction to the great Kerry wiseman and shaman by mythologist Martin Shaw, with a foreword by Tommy Tiernan. The book emphasizes Moriarty's call for a profound shift in human consciousness towards a deeper connection with the natural world. Shaw suggests that in times of cultural crisis, true insights emerge not from traditional institutions but from voices like Moriarty's, situated metaphorically in ‘the hut at the edge of the village’. I created the podcast The Bog Shaman: Manchán on Moriarty to spread the word about this great guru of the hedgegrows and Martin Shaw has done a heroic feat in extracting some of the real gems from Moriarty’s meandering prose. ~ Manchán Magan
A Hut at the Edge of the Village presents a collection of Moriarty’s writings ordered thematically, with sections ranging from place, love and wildness through to voyaging, ceremony and the legitimacy of sorrow. These carefully chosen extracts are supported by an introduction by Martin Shaw and foreword by Tommy Tiernan, a long-time admirer of Moriarty’s work.
According to Shaw, ‘These are not pastoral times we are living in, but prophetic. We are at a moment when the world as we understand it has been turned upside down. The challenge is that there are fewer and fewer people who can interpret such happenings in a deep, soulful way. Moriarty can do that. When culture is in woeful crisis, the insights never come from parliament, senate, or committee; they come from the hut at the edge of the village. Let’s go there. There is tremendous, unexpected hope waiting.’
This curated collection of writings by Irish philosopher John Moriarty is the ideal introduction to the great Kerry wiseman and shaman by mythologist Martin Shaw, with a foreword by Tommy Tiernan. The book emphasizes Moriarty's call for a profound shift in human consciousness towards a deeper connection with the natural world. Shaw suggests that in times of cultural crisis, true insights emerge not from traditional institutions but from voices like Moriarty's, situated metaphorically in ‘the hut at the edge of the village’. I created the podcast The Bog Shaman: Manchán on Moriarty to spread the word about this great guru of the hedgegrows and Martin Shaw has done a heroic feat in extracting some of the real gems from Moriarty’s meandering prose. ~ Manchán Magan
A Hut at the Edge of the Village presents a collection of Moriarty’s writings ordered thematically, with sections ranging from place, love and wildness through to voyaging, ceremony and the legitimacy of sorrow. These carefully chosen extracts are supported by an introduction by Martin Shaw and foreword by Tommy Tiernan, a long-time admirer of Moriarty’s work.
According to Shaw, ‘These are not pastoral times we are living in, but prophetic. We are at a moment when the world as we understand it has been turned upside down. The challenge is that there are fewer and fewer people who can interpret such happenings in a deep, soulful way. Moriarty can do that. When culture is in woeful crisis, the insights never come from parliament, senate, or committee; they come from the hut at the edge of the village. Let’s go there. There is tremendous, unexpected hope waiting.’