Wilderness in Mythology and Religion: Approaching Religious Spatialities, Cosmologies, and Ideas of Wild Nature: 55
Author(s): Feldt
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 22 Jan. 2018
Language: English
Print length: 348 pages
ISBN-10: 1614512248
ISBN-13: 9781614512240
Book Description
Wilderness mythology is one of the most abiding creations in the history of religions, and yet it has not previously been subject to scrutiny or theorizing from a cross-cultural, “study-of-religions perspective”. This book addresses the need for cross-cultural anthropological and history of religions analyses by offering in-depth case studies of the use and functions of wilderness spaces in diverse religions. It offers new theoretical perspectives on the study of religious spatialities, cosmologies, and ideas of wild nature that challenge previous dichotomizing approaches.
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“The fact that the anthology raises major and crucial questions about how we should understand the relationship between man and nature, while at the same time provides us with rich empirical material and analysis at the highest academic level, speaks for the significance and relevance of Wilderness in Mythology and Religion.” Stefan Arvidsson in: Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 27/2015
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“The fact that the anthology raises major and crucial questions about how we should understand the relationship between man and nature, while at the same time provides us with rich empirical material and analysis at the highest academic level, speaks for the significance and relevance of Wilderness in Mythology and Religion.” Stefan Arvidsson in: Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 27/2015
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