Toward an understanding and definition of Wilderness Spirituality

Australian Geographer

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-69

  Ashley, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Nature based spirituality; Spiritual landscapes; Tasmania; Wilderness; Wilderness spirituality

Indexed keywords

COGNITION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 34249109473     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180601175865     Document Type: Article

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