Flourishing in Nature Religion
Flourishing in Nature Religion
The chapter describes ethnographic and interview research among contemporary Canadian Pagans, examining their beliefs about the nature of nature and the “naturalness” of technology. Contemporary Paganisms understand humans to be part of, rather than separate from, the natural world. By looking at how Pagans understand that world, what it means to see nature as sacred—to be a nature religion—the chapter leads to better understanding of the multiple ways that flourishing can be articulated and engendered. Pagan beliefs and practices are evaluated with reference to a standard of “ecosocial flourishing,” a concept rooted in synergy between the human and the ecological.
Keywords: Neo-paganism, Neo-paganism and ecology, nature, technology, Chris Klassen
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