In Basso's article Wisdom sits in places, he talks about how a place/ surrounding is only as alive as its inhabitants make it. In the responding article in which the paper is on, it is argued that :sense of place" is indeed NOT totally reliant on people. To make this point, questions of ontology relating to Natives (Native Americans esp.) were emphasized. The author recognized that Basso'd statements were contraversial to the cultural understandings of the Apache way of life.
I tend to agree that a cartain place has a soul of its own, not of man. After all, the earth was shaped by the hands of God, so the idea that the earth has life is not so hard to comprehend. I challenge anybody with the opposing viewpoint to go sit upon a mountain top, absolutley no other people present, and just enjoy their surroundings. You will soon learn that nature has a spirit, and the fact that it is so unblemished by human beings makes it even moreso:).
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