Enter the Dragon, Part 2: On Order and Chaos

About this episode

This episode explores the cultural significance of dragons and serpents in mythology and their relationship with nature.

The dragon, or serpent, in myth and story, is the coiling, spiraling power of nature itself. And so, how cultures have treated the dragon depends a lot on how they view nature and how they view the world. Some have celebrated and honored the serpent power, some have sought to harness or direct it, others to contain or tame it, while some have labeled it as chaos and sought to subdue and slay it. The history of the Western world's relationship with dragons and serpents is fraught, and Western ...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Schrei

Topics covered

• dragons
• mythology
• nature
• chaos
• cultural perspectives

Keywords

• dragons
• serpents
• myth
• nature
• chaos
• Western culture
• cultural perspectives

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Enter the Dragon, myth, story

Places: Western world

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