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oapen-20.500.12657-874142024-03-28T14:03:12Z Mount Sacred Mathieu, Jon Religion Science Environmental Science History World thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history Mount Kailash in Asia, the Black Hills in North America, Uluru in Australia: around the globe there are numerous mountains that have been and continue to be attributed sacredness. Worship of these mountains involves prayer, meditation and pilgrimage. Christianity, which for a long time showed little interest in nature, provides a foil to these practices and was one factor in the tensions that arose in the age of colonialism. Decolonisation and the 'ecological turn' changed the religious power of interpretation and gave discourses about sacred mountains new meaning. Globally, however, they remain an outstanding example of cultural diversity, also touching on issues of gender justice and environmental protection. A translation from the original German. 2024-02-01T05:30:46Z 2024-02-01T05:30:46Z 2023 book 9781912186716 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87414 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.pdf The White Horse Press The White Horse Press 10.3197/63817505877903.book 10.3197/63817505877903.book c2fc20c8-9286-446f-8610-d8910244672b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781912186716 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) The White Horse Press Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Mount Kailash in Asia, the Black Hills in North America, Uluru in Australia: around the globe there are numerous mountains that have been and continue to be attributed sacredness. Worship of these mountains involves prayer, meditation and pilgrimage. Christianity, which for a long time showed little interest in nature, provides a foil to these practices and was one factor in the tensions that arose in the age of colonialism. Decolonisation and the 'ecological turn' changed the religious power of interpretation and gave discourses about sacred mountains new meaning. Globally, however, they remain an outstanding example of cultural diversity, also touching on issues of gender justice and environmental protection. A translation from the original German.
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