Abstract

Scholars of ecospirituality argue for a novel and profound understanding of the human-nature relationship, which is relevant for the current environmental situation. Sæther identifies and analyzes topics within ecospirituality that appear to be crucial for understanding this relationship. He takes up notions of seeing nature/awareness, place/space, belonging/feeling at home, and aesthetic experiences, which provide insight for leaving dualism behind. However, recognizing that ecospirituality uses dualism in a vague and pejorative way, he problematizes notions of dualism, monism, and holism, and argues for a “relational dynamic holism” as a more suitable way to characterize the human-nature relationship in ecospirituality.