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Spirit, Identity, and Self in Mountaineering

Bibliographic Data

ID9022144
AuthorsJames T Lester (Maryland Department of Natural Resources, corresponding author), James Lester (Annapolis, Maryland)
Year2004
Volume44
Issue1
Pages86-100
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022167803257111
OpenAlexW2117408793
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited20

This article gives a brief overview of psychological research on climbers, considers romanticism as the cultural context for the phenomenon of mountaineering, and concentrates on psychological themes found in an extensive review of mountaineering literature. The article is a condensed version of two chapters from a lengthy manuscript on mountaineering currently under consideration by publishers

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Mountaineering · Psychoanalysis · Romanticism · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · History · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,61
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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