| Description |
1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Series |
Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space Series |
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Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space Series
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Introduction -- 1. Getting to the Mountain -- 2. Spiritual Journey Versus Aesthetic Tourism -- 3. A Social/Spatial Journey -- 4. Can Wildness Be Found on a Wilderness Trail? -- 5. Wilderness as Sacred Space -- 6. Spiritual Rambling: Walking in Wilderness as Spiritual Practice -- 7. Veterans, Healing, and Long-Distance Hiking -- 8. Summiting Katahdin and Coming Home -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Summary |
This book explores the relationship between long-distance hiking--in this case, hiking the Appalachian Trail--and spiritual pilgrimage. Kip Redick interprets the Appalachian Trail as a site of spiritual journey and those who hike the wilderness trail as unique contemporary pilgrims |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781666916706 |
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1666916706 |
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