Nature religion, self-spirituality and New Age tourism

Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 139-155

  Timothy, Dallen J ^a,c   Conover, Paul J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Mountain Environmental Education Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861923057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203001073     Document Type: Chapter

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