THE RECENT RISE in awareness of the ecological significance of sacred sites is one of the most fascinating stories of contemporary ecology and of the nature of religion today. This interest can be traced back to a number of different impetuses, including the destruction of Australian Aboriginal sacred sites by mining in the 1970s; the spiritual ecology movement which emerged with the writings of people such as Charlene Spretnak, Riane Eisler and Starhawk in the early 1980s; the rise in awareness and self-confidence within Indigenous traditions; and the emerging realisation by some environmental ...
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