03912nam 2200757Ia 450 991045032740332120210618031601.01-282-35785-90-520-93786-497866123578551-59875-581-110.1525/9780520937864(CKB)1000000000030751(EBL)236960(OCoLC)475945502(SSID)ssj0000107037(PQKBManifestationID)11133720(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107037(PQKBWorkID)10007229(PQKB)11589210(MiAaPQ)EBC236960(OCoLC)61160216(MdBmJHUP)muse31100(DE-B1597)518722(DE-B1597)9780520937864(Au-PeEL)EBL236960(CaPaEBR)ebr10084608(CaONFJC)MIL235785(OCoLC)936907350(EXLCZ)99100000000003075120041116d2005 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrAt home in nature[electronic resource] modern homesteading and spiritual practice in America /Rebecca Kneale GouldBerkeley University of California Pressc20051 online resource (381 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24142-8 0-520-24140-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --ILLUSTRATIONS --PREFACE --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --A HOMESTEADING TIME LINE --INTRODUCTION --1 CONVERSION --2 GETTING (NOT TOO) CLOSE TO NATURE --3 HOMEMADE RITUAL --INTERLUDE: INTERPRETING AMBIVALENCE --4 THE REENCHANTMENT OF THE FARM --5 SCOTT NEARING AND THE SOCIAL GOSPEL OF AGRICULTURE --6 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES I --7 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES II --APPENDIX: OF HOES AND HUCKLEBERRIES --NOTES --SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY --INDEXMotivated variously by the desire to reject consumerism, to live closer to the earth, to embrace voluntary simplicity, or to discover a more spiritual path, homesteaders have made the radical decision to go "back to the land," rejecting modern culture and amenities to live self-sufficiently and in harmony with nature. Drawing from vivid firsthand accounts as well as from rich historical material, this gracefully written study of homesteading in America from the late nineteenth century to the present examines the lives and beliefs of those who have ascribed to the homesteading philosophy, placing their experiences within the broader context of the changing meanings of nature and religion in modern American culture. Rebecca Kneale Gould investigates the lives of famous figures such as Henry David Thoreau, John Burroughs, Ralph Borsodi, Wendell Berry, and Helen and Scott Nearing, and she presents penetrating interviews with many contemporary homesteaders. She also considers homesteading as a form of dissent from consumer culture, as a departure from traditional religious life, and as a practice of environmental ethics.Country lifeReligious aspectsNatureReligious aspectsSpiritualityUnited StatesCountry lifeUnited StatesNature and civilizationUnited StatesUnited StatesReligious life and customsElectronic books.Country lifeReligious aspects.NatureReligious aspects.SpiritualityCountry lifeNature and civilization306/.0973Gould Rebecca Kneale1963-1032882MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450327403321At home in nature2451009UNINA