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Spirituality and the StateManaging Nature and Experience in America's National Parks\nAuthor(s): Kerry Mitchell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479873012, 978-1479873012\nSynopsis\nAn exploration of the production and reception of nature and spirituality in America's national park system\n America's national parks are some of the most powerful, beautiful, and inspiring spots on the earth. They are often considered \""spiritual\"" places in which one can connect to oneself and to nature. But it takes a lot of work to make nature appear natural. To maintain the apparently pristine landscapes of our parks, the National Park Service must engage in traffic management, landscape design, crowd-diffusing techniques, viewpoint construction, behavioral management, and moreand to preserve the \""spiritual\"" experience of the park, they have to keep this labor invisible.\n Spirituality and the State analyzes t.