Antarctica: A Religion?
At the beginning of the 20th century, Rudolf Otto establ i shed that numinous' or 'non—rational' emotions and feel ings were at the source of all true religions. Although such numinous experiences can be found in a broad range of Antarctic literature and personal testimonies, this is...
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University of Canterbury
2003
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14008 |
Summary: | At the beginning of the 20th century, Rudolf Otto establ i shed that numinous' or 'non—rational' emotions and feel ings were at the source of all true religions. Although such numinous experiences can be found in a broad range of Antarctic literature and personal testimonies, this is not at least enough to conclude that Antarctica is a religion - not 1 n the conceptual sense of the word Abstract: At the beginning of the 20th century, Rudolf Otto establ i shed that numinous' or 'non—rational' emotions and feel ings were at the source of all true religions. Although such numinous experiences can be found in a broad range of Antarctic literature and personal testimonies, this is not at least enough to conclude that Antarctica is a religion - not 1 n the conceptual sense of the word |
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