Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Keywords
adventure travel, spiritual quest, quest genre, reverence
Abstract
Adventure travel narratives are often written within a quest genre. The quest as genre is a romantic narrative that follows a pattern of sequential steps: the call to journey, preparation, the journey, and returning home. This paper proposes that the quests in which adventure travellers embark upon are spiritual in nature. Therefore, the quest genre is a metaphorical vehicle for narrating a spiritual journey. The term “spiritual,” in this context, refers to connecting to something outside of oneself. The purpose of this paper is to describe adventure travel as spiritual questing and to illustrate this idea with three popular adventure travel narratives. It is important to understand the common themes and constructions within adventure travel narratives because of their ability to frame travel expectations and influence various factors in the travel and tourism industry (trip choice, travel mode, destination choice, and intention to travel).
Publication Title
Leisure/Loisir
Volume
33
Issue
1: Leisure and Spirituality
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2009.9651438
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14927713.2009.9651438
Published by Taylor and Francis
Recommended Citation
Goodnow, Jasmine M. and Ruddell, Edward, "An Illustration of the Quest Genre as Spiritual Metaphor in Adventure Travel Narratives" (2009). Health and Human Development. 2.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/healthandhumandev_facpubs/2
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Travel writing--History and criticism; Spiritual biography; Quests (Expeditions) in literature
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf