Wilderness in Mythology and Religion

Wilderness is one of the most abiding creations in the history of religions. I t ha s a long and seminal history and is of contemporary relevance in wildlife preservation and climate discourses. Y et it has not previously been subject to scrutiny or theorising from a cross-cultural study of religions perspective. W hat are the specific relations between the world’s religions and imagined and real wilderness areas? The wilderness is often understood as a domain void of humans, opposed to civiliza