Mount Sacred: A Brief Global History of Holy Mountains Since 1500

'There are mountains beyond the mountains' Chinese saying Mount Kailash in Asia, the Black Hills in North America, Uluru in Australia: around the globe there are numerous mountains that have been and continue to be attributed sacredness. Worship of these mountains involves prayer, meditation and pilgrimage. Christianity, which for a long time showed little interest in nature, provides a foil to these practices and was one factor in the tensions that arose in the age of colonialism. Decolonisation and the 'ecological turn' changed the religious power of interpretation and gave discourses about sacred mountains new meaning. Globally, however, they remain an outstanding example of cultural diversity, also touching on issues of gender justice and environmental protection. A translation from the original German.

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NEW FROM THE WHITE HORSE PRESS Mount Sacred. A Brief Global History of Holy Mountains Since 1500. Jon Mathieu. 'There are mountains beyond the mountains' Chinese saying Mount Kailash in Asia, the Black Hills in North America, Uluru in Australia: around the globe there are numerous mountains that have been and continue to be attributed sacredness. Worship of these mountains involves prayer, meditation and pilgrimage. Christianity, which for a long time showed little interest in nature, provides a foil to these practices and was one factor in the tensions that arose in the age of colonialism. Decolonisation and the 'ecological turn' changed the religious power of interpretation and gave discourses about sacred mountains new meaning. Globally, however, they remain an outstanding example of cultural diversity, also touching on issues of gender justice and environmental protection. A translation from the original German. CONTENTS 1. How Does a Sacred Mountain Come into Being? 2. A World between Faith and Knowledge 3. Mount Kailash - Model Mountain of Holiness 4. Tai Shan - the Imperial Eastern Mountain 5. Paektusan - Sacred Mountain of the Revolution 6. Rise of the Christian Crosses 7. The Redeemer in the Italian Mountains 8. Six Grandfathers and Other American Mountains 9. Volcanoes on the East African Rift Valley 10. An Inselberg in the Australian Desert 11. What Future for Sacred Mountains?

About the Author :
THE AUTHOR Jon Mathieu is Editor-in- Chief of the journal histories and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Lucerne. He has written extensively on the history of mountain regions. The Third Dimension: A Comparative History of Mountains in the Modern Era was published in English by the White Horse Press in 2011.