Sacred natural sites in the face of global changes: the case of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo / Christy Bidder

• Main Author: Bidder, Christy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2023
• Subjects: G Geography (General); History of discoveries, explorations, and travel
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87531/1/87531.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87531/

Many indigenous communities worldwide assign special recognition to natural places and designate them sacred sites. There are various reasons for the sacredness of natural sites, including places where deities and ancestral spirits reside, where physical and non-physical healings can occur, where hu...