It is possible speaking of the success of a “geodicy”: a green salvation narrative in which the centrality of planet Earth replaces that of God. This particular perspective sheds light on various social phenomena of the contemporary world characterized by green rhetoric. The nature referred to in these narratives, however, is often transfigured by a magical thought, by the desire for reconciliation with an Earth with maternal features, in reality never existed in the history of the planet. Discussing the causes and implications of this state of affairs and the processes behind the social construction of this peculiar “reenchanted” imagery is the goal of this paper.

The sacralization of nature. “Geodicy” and ecospirituality in contemporary society / Camorrino, Antonio. - (2019). (Intervento presentato al convegno The Politics of Religion and Spirituality (ISSR BCN ’19) tenutosi a l’Universitat de Barcelona, Raval Campus; Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona; Institut d’Estudis Catalans nel dal 9 al 12 luglio 2019).

The sacralization of nature. “Geodicy” and ecospirituality in contemporary society

antonio camorrino
2019

Abstract

It is possible speaking of the success of a “geodicy”: a green salvation narrative in which the centrality of planet Earth replaces that of God. This particular perspective sheds light on various social phenomena of the contemporary world characterized by green rhetoric. The nature referred to in these narratives, however, is often transfigured by a magical thought, by the desire for reconciliation with an Earth with maternal features, in reality never existed in the history of the planet. Discussing the causes and implications of this state of affairs and the processes behind the social construction of this peculiar “reenchanted” imagery is the goal of this paper.
2019
The sacralization of nature. “Geodicy” and ecospirituality in contemporary society / Camorrino, Antonio. - (2019). (Intervento presentato al convegno The Politics of Religion and Spirituality (ISSR BCN ’19) tenutosi a l’Universitat de Barcelona, Raval Campus; Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona; Institut d’Estudis Catalans nel dal 9 al 12 luglio 2019).
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