“Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún

This paper reflects on the links between ecological thought and spirituality in the writing of the Chilean intellectual Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). His prose discloses the tensions between spiritual and secular in a context of environmental crisis. I propose the term eco-spirituality to describe the a...

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eco-spirituality
ecological thinking
nature
pilgrimage
silence
eco-espiritualidad
pensamiento ecológico
naturaleza
peregrinaje
silencio
eco-espiritualidade
pensamento ecológico
natureza
peregrinação
silêncio
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spelling 2022-07-142024-07-05T18:55:58Z2024-07-05T18:55:58Zhttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/1406910.19053/01218530.n44.2022.14069https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/12842This paper reflects on the links between ecological thought and spirituality in the writing of the Chilean intellectual Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). His prose discloses the tensions between spiritual and secular in a context of environmental crisis. I propose the term eco-spirituality to describe the assemblage of the domains of ecological and spiritual. Oyarzún’s persona understands material nature as sacred and the human being as a custodian or a minuscule part that can merge with the whole. I examine two practices thematized in Oyarzún’s writing, pilgrimage and silence, consummations of his eco-spiritual experience.En este artículo reflexiono sobre los vínculos entre pensamiento ecológico y espiritualidad en la escritura del intelectual chileno Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). Parte de la prosa del autor exhibe las tensiones entre lo espiritual y lo secular en un contexto de crisis medioambiental. Propongo el término eco-espiritualidad para describir el ensamblaje de los dominios de lo ecológico y lo espiritual. El sujeto del diario y los ensayos de Oyarzún percibe la naturaleza material como sagrada y al ser humano como custodio o parte ínfima que puede fundirse con el todo. Examino dos prácticas tematizadas en la escritura de Oyarzún, el peregrinaje y el silencio, consumaciones de la experiencia eco-espiritual.O artigo reflete sobre as ligações entre o pensamento ecológico e a espiritualidade na escrita do intelectual chileno Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). Parte da prosa do autor mostra as tensões entre o espiritual e o secular num contexto de crise ambiental. O termo eco-espiritualidade é sugerido para descrever o agenciamento nos domínios do ecológico e do espiritual. O sujeito do diário e dos ensaios de Oyarzún percebe a natureza material como sagrada e o ser humano como um guardião ou uma parte ínfima que pode fundir-se com um todo. São estudadas duas práticas tematizadas na escritura de Oyarzún, peregrinação e silêncio, consumações da sua experiência eco-espiritual.application/pdftext/xmlspaspaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombiahttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/14069/11947https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/14069/13430Derechos de autor 2022 La Palabrahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf123http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2La Palabra; No. 44 (2022): Special issue: Ecocriticism; 1-18La Palabra; Núm. 44 (2022): Número especial: Ecocrítica; 1-18La Palabra; n. 44 (2022): Edição especial: Ecocrítica; 1-182346-38640121-8530eco-spiritualityecological thinkingnaturepilgrimagesilenceeco-espiritualidadpensamiento ecológiconaturalezaperegrinajesilencioeco-espiritualidadepensamento ecológiconaturezaperegrinaçãosilêncio“Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún“La naturaleza vencida por el hombre suscita dioses”: Eco-espiritualidad en el pensamiento ecológico de Luis Oyarzún“A natureza vencida pelo homem dá origem aos deuses”: Eco-espiritualidade no pensamento ecológico de Luis Oyarzúninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6622http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a206http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85Donoso Aceituno, Arnaldo Enrique001/12842oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/128422025-07-18 11:33:54.059metadata.onlyhttps://repositorio.uptc.edu.coRepositorio Institucional UPTCrepositorio.uptc@uptc.edu.co
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dc.title.es-ES.fl_str_mv “La naturaleza vencida por el hombre suscita dioses”: Eco-espiritualidad en el pensamiento ecológico de Luis Oyarzún
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title “Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún
spellingShingle “Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún
eco-spirituality
ecological thinking
nature
pilgrimage
silence
eco-espiritualidad
pensamiento ecológico
naturaleza
peregrinaje
silencio
eco-espiritualidade
pensamento ecológico
natureza
peregrinação
silêncio
title_short “Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún
title_full “Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún
title_fullStr “Nature defeated by man gives rise to gods”: Eco-spirituality in the Ecological Thought of Luis Oyarzún
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ecological thinking
nature
pilgrimage
silence
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ecological thinking
nature
pilgrimage
silence
eco-espiritualidad
pensamiento ecológico
naturaleza
peregrinaje
silencio
eco-espiritualidade
pensamento ecológico
natureza
peregrinação
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peregrinação
silêncio
description This paper reflects on the links between ecological thought and spirituality in the writing of the Chilean intellectual Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). His prose discloses the tensions between spiritual and secular in a context of environmental crisis. I propose the term eco-spirituality to describe the assemblage of the domains of ecological and spiritual. Oyarzún’s persona understands material nature as sacred and the human being as a custodian or a minuscule part that can merge with the whole. I examine two practices thematized in Oyarzún’s writing, pilgrimage and silence, consummations of his eco-spiritual experience.
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