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SACRED MOUNTAINS: THE QUEST FOR THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, Jack Brandão

MONTANHAS SAGRADAS: A BUSCA PELA JERUSALÉM CELESTE

Mountains have fascinated humanity since before the emergence of lógos, inspiring fear, devotion, and respect. Because of this, various mythical-religious interpretations have emerged, featuring these elevations as key elements: whether as representations of divinity, its abode, or as sites for its theophanies. Thus, Christianity, like Judaism from which it arose, was no stranger to this pilgrimage to sacred sites, many of which were mountains. Around the year 1000 AD, Christian pilgrims sought to travel to Jerusalem as a means of atoning for their sins at the turn of the approaching new millennium. However, the Ottoman Turks made such access difficult, leading European believers to seek new ways to express their faith, such as the sacred mountains.             

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