Becoming a mountain : Himalayan journeys in search of the sacred and the sublime
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Published
New York : Arcade Publishing, ℗2015.
ISBN
9781628725100, 1628725109
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Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | 796.522 ALT | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 796.522 Alt | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Alter, Stephen -- Travel -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
Biographies.
Himalaya Mountains Region -- Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains Region -- Social life and customs.
Mountaineering -- Himalaya Mountains.
Mountaineering -- Psychological aspects.
Place attachment -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
Psychic trauma -- Rehabilitation.
Victims of violent crimes -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Biography.
Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.
Biographies.
Himalaya Mountains Region -- Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains Region -- Social life and customs.
Mountaineering -- Himalaya Mountains.
Mountaineering -- Psychological aspects.
Place attachment -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
Psychic trauma -- Rehabilitation.
Victims of violent crimes -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Biography.
Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.
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Published
New York : Arcade Publishing, ℗2015.
Format
Manuscript
Physical Desc
266 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781628725100, 1628725109
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife, Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma of almost dying left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time, he encountered the face of evil and the terror of the unknown. He felt like a foreigner in the land of his birth. This book is his account of a series of treks he took in the high Himalayas following his convalescence-to Bandar Punch (the monkey's tail), Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, and Mt. Kailash in Tibet. He set himself this goal to prove that he had healed mentally as well as physically and to re-knit his connection to his homeland. Undertaken out of sorrow, the treks become a moving soul journey, a way to rediscover mountains in his inner landscape. Weaving together observations of the natural world, Himalayan history, folklore and mythology, as well as encounters with other pilgrims along the way, Stephen Alter has given us a moving meditation on the solace of high places, and on the hidden meanings and enduring mystery of mountains. "--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife, Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time, he encountered the face of evil and the terror of the unknown. He felt like a foreigner in the land of his birth"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alter, S. (2015). Becoming a mountain: Himalayan journeys in search of the sacred and the sublime (First North American edition.). Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alter, Stephen. 2015. Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime. Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alter, Stephen. Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime Arcade Publishing, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alter, Stephen. Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime First North American edition., Arcade Publishing, 2015.
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