In this article, we will explore and analyze the impact of Nature worship on our current society. Nature worship is a fascinating and relevant topic that has captured the attention of experts and the general public. Throughout history, Nature worship has played a crucial role in the way we understand the world around us and has significantly influenced different aspects of our daily lives. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we will examine the various dimensions of Nature worship and its importance in fields such as science, culture, politics and technology. Through critical analysis, we hope to offer a comprehensive and enriching vision of this topic and its impact on contemporary society.
Worship of the nature spirits
This article is about religions which worship nature. For other uses, see Naturism (disambiguation).
English historian, Ronald Hutton, has been critical of the antiquity of Nature Worship since at least 1998 until the present. He has argued that the gods of Ancient Mediterranean were not Nature Deities of any sort; rather, they were gods of "civilization and human activity," meanwhile the "Earth-Mother goddesses" are characterized by him as mere literary figures as opposed to deities, because he believes they lack any temples dedicated to them or a priesthood to serve them. He strongly juxtaposes this view by differentiating ancient pagans from Neopagans and Wiccans who profess to be nature worshippers as an essential component of their faith, which he believes is unlike any other in recorded history. Despite having been charged by New Zealand Wiccan, Ben Whitmore, with having disenfranchised those Neopagans "who feel kinship and connection" with the gods and pagans of the Ancient World, Prof. Hutton has reprised these views, virtually verbatim, in the second edition of his book, Triumph of the Moon.
^Hutton, Ronald. "The Discovery of the Modern Goddess." Nature Religion Today: Paganism in the Modern World. Eds. Joanne Pearson, Richard H. Roberts and Geoffrey Samuel. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998: p.89.
^ Whitmore, Ben. Trials of the Moon: Reopening the Case for Historical Witchcraft. Aukland: Briar Books, 2010: p. 2-3.
^Hutton, Ronald. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019: p. 33.