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245 00 a| Wilderness in mythology and religionh| [electronic resource] :b| approaching religious spatialities, cosmologies, and ideas of wild nature /c| edited by Laura Feldt.;

260 a| Boston :b| De Gruyter,;

300 a| vi, 341 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Religion and society,x| 1437-5370 ;v| v. 55;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 00 t| Wilderness in mythology and religion /r| Laura Feldt --t| Greek demons of the wilderness: the case of the centaurs /r| Jan N. Bremmer --t| Wilderness and Hebrew Bible religion: fertility, apostasy and religious transformation in the Pentateuch /r| Laura Feldt --t| "The mountain, a desert place": spatial categories and mythical landscapes in the Secret book of John /r| Ingvild Sælid Gilhus --t| "The truth is out there": primordial lore and ignorance in the wilderness of Athanasius' Vita Antonii /r| Dag Øistein Endsjø --t| Wilderness as a necessary feature in Hindu religion /r| Marianne C. Qvortrup Fibiger --t| Notes on the Qurʼānic wilderness, and its absence /r| Thomas Hoffmann --t| Wilderness, liminality, and the other in Old Norse myth and cosmology /r| Jens Peter Schjødt --t| Making a garden out of the wilderness: landscape, dwelling and personhood in the encounter between European settlers and the Mi'kmaq in "New France" /r| Anne-Christine Hornborg --t| William Robertson Smith on the wilderness /r| Robert A. Segal --t| The taiga within: topography and personhood in northern Mongolia /r| Morten Axel Pedersen --t| Ritual is etiquette in the larger than human world: the two wildernesses of contemporary eco-paganism /r| Graham Harvey --t| Wilderness, spirituality and biodiversity in North America: tracing an environmental history from Occidental roots to Earth Day /r| Bron Taylor.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| 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.--c| Source other than Library of Congress.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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700 1 a| Feldt, Laura.=| ^A1129005;

830 0 a| Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands)v| v. 55.=| ^A632272;

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Wilderness in mythology and religion approaching religious spatialities, cosmologies, and ideas of wild nature / edited by Laura Feldt.

Other author	Feldt, Laura.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Boston : De Gruyter,
Description	vi, 341 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Sacred space. Cosmology--Religious aspects. Nature--Religious aspects. Wilderness areas--Religious aspects.

Series	Religion and society, 1437-5370 ; v. 55 Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) v. 55. ^A632272
Contents	Wilderness in mythology and religion / Laura Feldt -- Greek demons of the wilderness: the case of the centaurs / Jan N. Bremmer -- Wilderness and Hebrew Bible religion: fertility, apostasy and religious transformation in the Pentateuch / Laura Feldt -- "The mountain, a desert place": spatial categories and mythical landscapes in the Secret book of John / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus -- "The truth is out there": primordial lore and ignorance in the wilderness of Athanasius' Vita Antonii / Dag Øistein Endsjø -- Wilderness as a necessary feature in Hindu religion / Marianne C. Qvortrup Fibiger -- Notes on the Qurʼānic wilderness, and its absence / Thomas Hoffmann -- Wilderness, liminality, and the other in Old Norse myth and cosmology / Jens Peter Schjødt -- Making a garden out of the wilderness: landscape, dwelling and personhood in the encounter between European settlers and the Mi'kmaq in "New France" / Anne-Christine Hornborg -- William Robertson Smith on the wilderness / Robert A. Segal -- The taiga within: topography and personhood in northern Mongolia / Morten Axel Pedersen -- Ritual is etiquette in the larger than human world: the two wildernesses of contemporary eco-paganism / Graham Harvey -- Wilderness, spirituality and biodiversity in North America: tracing an environmental history from Occidental roots to Earth Day / Bron Taylor.
Abstract	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.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012474287
ISBN	9781614512240
ISBN	1614512248

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