Nature in Roman Catholic tradition

From: Anthropological Quarterly | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

It is often suggested in contemporary anthropology that Western views of nature are fundamentally different from those in "societies of nature," supposed to conceptualise the environment in non-dualistic terms. The author questions this view by discussing in some detail three different views on n ature in Roman Catholic tradition. Firmly rooted in a dualistic worldview, although not as rigid as sometimes assumed, this tradition conceptually separates nature, humankind, and the divine. However, many features assumed to characterise non-Western views of nature, such as animistic beliefs and ...

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