Belden contemplates what makes up a sacred place. He discusses the process of making a place sacred overtime, bringing up the concepts of topos and chora. Also, Belden points out the changes in perception that a spiritual experience in the wilderness brings about. Because of the deep connection taking place, the perceptions we have of daily life fade away and are replaced by a new paradigm. The issue of the legal and sociological definitions of a sacred place is discussed as well. Belden continues to bring up important points in the phenomenological aspects of a sacred place. He discusses plenty of important issues regarding sacred landscape, but I believe Belden moves too quickly from point to point. Because he has so many points, he fails to fully elaborate on all of them.
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