“Nenhuma árvore no jardim de Deus era tão bela quanto ele”: turismo religioso e extinção da floresta de cedros do Líbano em relatos de missionários protestantes no Oriente Médio

Marina Haizenreder Ertzogue

doi:10.5433/1984-3356.2023v16n31p114-142

Autores/as

Marina Haizenreder Ertzogue Universidade Federal do Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-736X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-3356.2023v16n31p114-142

Palabras clave:

Cedros del Líbano, Historia ambiental, misioneros protestantes, peregrinos

Resumen

Este artículo, desde la perspectiva de la historia ambiental, busca demostrar cómo el turismo religioso, en el siglo XIX, se convirtió en uno de los factores que contribuyeron a la devastación de los cedros del Monte Líbano y establecer la conexión entre el literalismo bíblico y la defensa de preservación forestal de cedros nativos en peligro de extinción, según informes de viajeros y peregrinos de la época. Finalmente, pretendemos responder a la siguiente pregunta: ¿por qué algunos pasajes bíblicos sobre la naturaleza del bosque de cedros en el Monte Líbano, lugar sagrado de peregrinación para los cristianos, fueron cuestionados por la ciencia? Para esclarecer esta investigación se consultaron diarios de viajeros naturalistas, informes de misioneros protestantes en Siria y prensa.

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Biografía del autor/a

Marina Haizenreder Ertzogue, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Doutora em História pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Professora Titular da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Ambiente – Ciamb. UFT

Professora do Pós-Graduação em História das Populações Amazônicas. PGHispam. UFT.

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