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Title: THE SPIRIT OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND BELIEF
By: Susan Bratton
Format: Hardback

List price: £59.00


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ISBN 10: 1572338776
ISBN 13: 9781572338777
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PRESS
Pub. date: 15 June, 2012
Pages: 304
Synopsis: The Appalachian Trail covers 2,180 miles, passing through fourteen states from Georgia to Maine. Each year, an estimated 2-3 million people visit the trail, and almost two thousand attempt a 'thru-hike,' walking the entire distance of the path. For many, the journey transcends a mere walk in the woods and becomes a modern-day pilgrimage. In The Spirit of the Appalachian Trail: Community, Environment, and Belief , Susan Power Bratton addresses the spiritual dimensions of hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT). Hikers often comment on how their experience as thru-hikers changes them spiritually forever, but this is the first study to evaluate these religious or quasireligious claims critically. Rather than ask if wilderness and outdoor recreation have benefits for the soul, this volume investigates specifically how long-distance walking might enhance both body and mind. Most who are familiar with the AT sense intuitively that a trek along its length kindles spiritual awakening. Using both a quantitative and qualitative approach, this book provides the hard data to support this notion.Bratton bases her work on five sources: an exhaustive survey of long-distance AT hikers, published trail diaries and memoirs, hikersAE own logs and postings, her own personal observations from many years on the trail, and conversations with numerous members of the AT community, including the 'trail angels,' residents of small towns along the path who attend to hikersAE need for food, shelter, or medical attention. The abundant photographs reinforce the text and enable visualization of the cultural and natural context. This volume is fully indexed with extensive reference and notes sections and detailed appendixes. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Spirit of the Appalachian Trail presents a full picture of the spirituality of the AT.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Tennessee Press
Returns: Returnable
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