LEADER 04811nam 2201081Ia 450 001 9910783316203321 005 20230617024750.0 010 $a1-282-35785-9 010 $a0-520-93786-4 010 $a9786612357855 010 $a1-59875-581-1 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520937864 035 $a(CKB)1000000000030751 035 $a(EBL)236960 035 $a(OCoLC)475945502 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000107037 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133720 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107037 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10007229 035 $a(PQKB)11589210 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC236960 035 $a(OCoLC)61160216 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31100 035 $a(DE-B1597)518722 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520937864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL236960 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10084608 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235785 035 $a(OCoLC)936907350 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000030751 100 $a20041116d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAt home in nature$b[electronic resource] $emodern homesteading and spiritual practice in America /$fRebecca Kneale Gould 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (381 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-24142-8 311 0 $a0-520-24140-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tILLUSTRATIONS --$tPREFACE --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tA HOMESTEADING TIME LINE --$tINTRODUCTION --$t1 CONVERSION --$t2 GETTING (NOT TOO) CLOSE TO NATURE --$t3 HOMEMADE RITUAL --$tINTERLUDE: INTERPRETING AMBIVALENCE --$t4 THE REENCHANTMENT OF THE FARM --$t5 SCOTT NEARING AND THE SOCIAL GOSPEL OF AGRICULTURE --$t6 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES I --$t7 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES II --$tAPPENDIX: OF HOES AND HUCKLEBERRIES --$tNOTES --$tSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aMotivated 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. 606 $aCountry life$xReligious aspects 606 $aNature$xReligious aspects 606 $aSpirituality$zUnited States 606 $aCountry life$zUnited States 606 $aNature and civilization$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xReligious life and customs 610 $a19th century. 610 $a20th century. 610 $aamerica. 610 $aamerican culture. 610 $aback to the land. 610 $aclose to earth. 610 $aenvironmental ethics. 610 $afaith and spirituality. 610 $afirsthand accounts. 610 $ahelen nearing. 610 $ahenry david thoreau. 610 $ahomesteaders. 610 $ahomesteading philosophy. 610 $ainterviews. 610 $ajohn burroughs. 610 $aliving in nature. 610 $aliving simply. 610 $amodern homesteading. 610 $anature and religion. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $aoff the grid. 610 $aralph borsodi. 610 $areject consumerism. 610 $ascott nearing. 610 $aself sufficient living. 610 $aspiritual path. 610 $aspiritual practices. 610 $awendell berry. 615 0$aCountry life$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aNature$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aSpirituality 615 0$aCountry life 615 0$aNature and civilization 676 $a306/.0973 700 $aGould$b Rebecca Kneale$f1963-$01467813 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783316203321 996 $aAt home in nature$93678658 997 $aUNINA