A nature religion is a religious movement that believes nature and the natural world is an embodiment of divinity, sacredness or spiritual power.Beyer 1998. p. 11. Nature religions include indigenous religions practiced in various parts of the world by cultures who consider the environment to be imbued with spirits and other sacred entities. It also includes contemporary Pagan faiths which are primarily concentrated in Europe and North America. The term "nature religion" was first coined by the American religious studies scholar Catherine Albanese, who used it in her work Nature Religion in America: From the Algonkian Indians to the New Age (1991) and later went on to use it in other studies. Following on from Albanese 's development of the termit has since been used by other academics working in the discipline.
A nature religion is a religious movement that believes nature and the natural world is an embodiment of divinity, sacredness or spiritual power.Beyer 1998. p. 11. Nature religions include indigenous religions practiced in various parts of the world by cultures who consider the environment to be imbued with spirits and other sacred entities. It also includes modern Pagan faiths, which are primarily concentrated in Europe and North America. The term "nature religion" was first coined by the American religious studies scholar Catherine Albanese, who used it in her work Nature Religion in America: From the Algonkian Indians to the New Age (1991) , and she later went on to use it in other studies. After Albanese developed the term, it has been used by other academics working in the discipline.
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