American Camino - Walking As Spiritual Practice on the Appalachian Trail

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.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting to the Mountain
Chapter 2: Spiritual Journey Versus Aesthetic Tourism
Chapter 3: A Social/Spatial Journey
Chapter 4: Can Wildness Be Found on a Wilderness Trail?
Chapter 5: Wilderness as Sacred Space
Chapter 6: Spiritual Rambling
Chapter 7: Veterans, Healing, and Long-Distance Hiking
Chapter 8: Summiting Katahdin and Coming Home

About the author

Kip Redick is professor of philosophy and religion at Christopher Newport University.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Kip Redick, Redick Kip
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666916690
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-669-0
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Human Geography, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism