Restless souls [[electronic resource] ] : the making of American spirituality / / Leigh E. Schmidt

• Autore: Schmidt Leigh Eric
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 204.0973
• Soggetto topico: Spirituality - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Introduction: Spirituality In The Making -- Chapter One. Mystic Club -- Chapter Two. Solitude -- Chapter Three. The Piety Of The World -- Chapter Four. Meditation For Americans -- Chapter Five. Freedom And Self-Surrender -- Chapter Six. Seekers -- Epilogue: Be Gentle With Yourself -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Yoga classes and Zen meditation, New-Age retreats and nature mysticism-all are part of an ongoing religious experimentation that has surprisingly deep roots in American history. Tracing out the country's Transcendentalist and cosmopolitan religious impulses over the last two centuries, Restless Souls explores America's abiding romance with spirituality as religion's better half. Now in its second edition, including a new preface, Leigh Eric Schmidt's fascinating book provides a rich account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweeping survey of the liberal religious movements that touted it and ensured its continued vitality.
• Titolo autorizzato: Restless souls
• ISBN: 1-283-54323-0; 9786613855688; 0-520-95411-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465565103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II