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Poacher's Pilgrimage
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A Journey on Foot Through Scotland's Spiritual Landscape
Alastair McIntosh walks the Hebrides in search of meaning
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About the Ebook
The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They host an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic era. Over a twelve-day pilgrimage, often in appalling conditions, Alastair McIntosh returns to the islands of his childhood and explores the meaning of these places. Traversing moors and mountains, struggling through torrential rivers, he walks from the most southerly tip of Harris to the northerly Butt of Lewis. The book is a walk through space and time, across a physical landscape and into a spiritual one. As he battled with his own ability to endure some of the toughest terrain in Britain, he met with the healing power of the land and its communities. This is a moving book, a powerful reflection not simply of this extraordinary place and its people met along the way, but of imaginative hope for humankind.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Walk the Outer Hebrides with one of Scotland's leading thinkers on land and spirit
- Explore the intersection of landscape, faith, and community
- Discover the deep cultural and spiritual heritage of the Western Isles
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
Reviews
'A remarkable, highly readable yet scholarly book — thoughtful, humane and deeply engaged with questions of land, spirit and belonging.' Faith and Freedom
'Fascinating, provocative and, at times, very funny — McIntosh's journey is as much intellectual and spiritual as it is physical.' Times Literary Supplement
'One of the most fascinating books I've read in a long while — generous, spry in its thinking and rich in observation.' The Scotsman
About the Author
Alastair McIntosh is an independent writer, broadcaster, speaker and activist who is involved in a wide range of contemporary issues, from land reform, globalization and nonviolence to psychology, spirituality and ecology.Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 07 July 2016
Print Length: 368 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857909015
Format: Ebook
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