Harvey, Graham
(2012). Ritual is etiquette in the larger than human world: Collaborating with wild persons in contemporary eco-Paganism.
In: Feldt, Laura ed.
Wilderness Mythologies: wilderness in the history of religions.
Berlin : de Gruyter (In Press).
Abstract
Contribution to new theorising of "wilderness" (putatively "wild nature" or "pristine land") as imagined by some Pagans, i.e. eco-activist and/or animist Pagans. Draws on (a) Aboriginal Australians notions of "wild" as places damaged by mistreatment by humans, (b) on Romantic / environmentalist notions of "wild" as restorative of human relationship with the world, and (c) ecological notions of full participation of humans in multi-species communities. Argues that eco-Pagans seek to participate more rather than less in inter-species conversations to benefit all life. Argues (following Grimes riffing off Snyder) that ritual is foundational to these efforts to participate.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2012 The Author |
| ISBN: |
1-61451-224-8, 978-1-61451-224-0 |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Religious Studies |
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| Item ID: |
30935 |
| Depositing User: |
Graham Harvey
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| Date Deposited: |
24 Jan 2012 10:50 |
| Last Modified: |
08 Nov 2012 10:34 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/30935 |
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