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The spirit of the Appalachian Trail : community, environment, and belief on a long-distance hiking path /
"Want to know what wilderness means to people who live it for over two thousand miles? Then read this extremely interesting, informative, intelligent, and thoughtful book."--Roger S. Gottlieb, author of Engaging Voices: Tales of Morality and Meaning in an Age of Global Warming "There...
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| Language: | English |
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Knoxville, TN :
University of Tennessee Press,
©2012.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: Hill Walking, Heart and Soul; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Appalachian Trail as Spiritual Experience; Chapter 2. The Trail as Physical and Social Environment; Chapter 3. Today's Hikers: Gender, Age, and Religious Affiliation; Chapter 4. Angels and Volunteers: The Heart of the Trail; Chapter 5. Religious Organizations and Support for Hikers; Chapter 6. Hiker Ethics: Interactions with the Support Network and Volunteers; Chapter 7. Environmental Values and Learning on the Trail; Chapter 8. Building Friendships, Discovering Self, Enjoying Terrains.
- Chapter 9. Spirit in Nature: Religious Meaning and the Transcendent Conclusion : Gains in Four Spiritual Domains; Appendix I. Tables of Ethical Values; Appendix II. Tables of Personal Values; Appendix III. Tables of Spiritual and Personal Values; Appendix IV. Written Comments by Religious Background; Notes; References; Index.