LEADER 03552nam 22006134a 450 001 9910451658603321 005 20210527032735.0 010 $a1-281-73478-0 010 $a9786611734787 010 $a0-300-13477-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300134773 035 $a(CKB)1000000000473574 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049815 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236287 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236287 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10165323 035 $a(PQKB)11221126 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420332 035 $a(DE-B1597)484958 035 $a(OCoLC)952734564 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300134773 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420332 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210215 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173478 035 $a(OCoLC)923592259 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000473574 100 $a20060426d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA republic of mind and spirit$b[electronic resource] $ea cultural history of American metaphysical religion /$fCatherine L. Albanese 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (640 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-11089-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 517-599) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. European Legacies --$t2. Atlantic Journeys, Native Grounds --$t3. Revolutions and Enlightenments --$t4. Communion of Spirits --$t5. Spirits Reformed and Reconstituted --$t6. Metaphysical Asia --$t7. New Ages for All --$tCoda :The New New Age --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aThis path-breaking book tells the story of American metaphysical religion more fully than it has ever been told before, along the way significantly revising the panorama of American religious history. Catherine L. Albanese follows metaphysical traditions from Renaissance Europe to England and then America, where they have flourished from colonial days to the twenty-first century, blending often with African, Native American, and other cultural elements. The book follows evolving versions of metaphysical religion, including Freemasonry, early Mormonism, Universalism, and Transcendentalism-and such further incarnations as Spiritualism, Theosophy, New Thought, Christian Science, and reinvented versions of Asian ideas and practices. Continuing into the twentieth century and after, the book shows how the metaphysical mix has broadened to encompass UFO activity, channeling, and chakras in the New Age movement-and a much broader new spirituality in the present. In its own way, Albanese argues, American metaphysical religion has been as vigorous, persuasive, and influential as the evangelical tradition that is more often the focus of religious scholars' attention. She makes the case that because of its combinative nature-its ability to incorporate differing beliefs and practices-metaphysical religion offers key insights into the history of all American religions. 606 $aRELIGION / General$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xReligion 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aRELIGION / General. 676 $a299/.93 700 $aAlbanese$b Catherine L$01047366 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451658603321 996 $aA republic of mind and spirit$92474885 997 $aUNINA