RECONSTRUCTING AN ECOLOGICAL COSMOLOGY: A SOUTH AFRICAN CONTRIBUTION
Abstract
One of the classic tasks of religious cosmologies is to provide us with a story within which we can live. Cosmologies provide us with a story of the origin and destiny of the universe and of the place of humanity within the cosmos. They answer the questions asked by children and adults alike: Who am I? Where do I come from? What am I doing here? What will happen to me when I die? Storytellers of all cultures seem to refuse to stop short of telling the cosmic story itself, however pretentious that may seem (Rasmussen 1994a:176).Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
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