Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Vol 12, No 1 (2010)

Idolatry, Paganism, and Trust in Nature

Bron Taylor
Issued Date: 11 Jan 2011

Abstract


Since nature is the wellspring of all life, I suggest that, in contrast to the Abrahamic view, a type of idolatry of nature is valuable to humanity, even though it need not involve perceptions of or beliefs in non-material divine beings. Indeed, a spirituality that considers nature to be intrinsically valuable and sacred and that advances kinship ethics with non-human organisms and expresses a deep sense of humility about the human place in the biosphere is growing rapidly in the world, largely outside of explicitly Pagan subcultures.

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DOI: 10.1558/pome.v12i1.103

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