Ecologizing the Nation: Heritagization, Spiritualization, and Politicization of Nature in Estonia
By analyzing media debates over nature-related conflicts in Estonia in the last couple of decades, we explore the interactions between the state, environmental organizations, and creative intelligentsia. Our analysis points to the development of a new national-cultural set of ideas and actions about...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2025, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 405-430 |
| Further subjects: | B
heritagization
B Contemporary Paganism B environmental organizations B Environmental humanities B Estonia B wardens |
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| Summary: | By analyzing media debates over nature-related conflicts in Estonia in the last couple of decades, we explore the interactions between the state, environmental organizations, and creative intelligentsia. Our analysis points to the development of a new national-cultural set of ideas and actions about nature and environmental ethics, which can be interpreted as an example of ecologization. By ecologization we mean the entanglement of nature-related spheres of life, which results in a two-way interaction process, where ideas and imaginaries about nature influence life events and help to produce ideas and imaginaries. Within ecologization, we identify two sub-processes: the heritagization of "sacred places", characterized by connections to identity politics, spirituality and a loose sacredness derived from the authenticity of heritage. As a result, a vague normative attitude embracing a love of nature has emerged as well as a politicization of environmental organizations and the formation of new civil society alliances. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.26836 |
