Qualitative insights into leisure as a spiritual experience

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-247

  Schmidt, Christopher ^a   Little, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Leisure experiences; Meaning; Phenomenology; Spiritual

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 34250772456     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2007.11950106     Document Type: Article

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