The Power of Myth
Can Rediscovering the Sublime in Nature Solve the Climate Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7982786 |
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| Authors | Margy Sperry (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 724-728 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychoanalytic Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-1690 • E-ISSN: 1940-9133 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07351690.2025.2533092 |
| OpenAlex | W4413166764 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In Sacred Nature: Restoring our Ancient Bond with the Natural World, author Karen Armstrong contends that the damage that humanity is inflicting on the natural world reflects a severed link between the natural world and the sublime in Western cultures, where nature is viewed as a resource to be controlled and exploited. She contrasts this attitude with other religious traditions that venerate nature and see it as inseparable from the divine. In this article, I review Armstrong’s book and consider how Western socio-cultural attitudes and religious narratives collide with my love for the natural world, impacting my efforts to adopt more sustainable practices
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Mythology · Psychoanalysis · Sublime · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Media Influence and Health · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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