American transcendentalism and Asian religions / / Arthur Versluis
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| Autore: |
Versluis Arthur <1959->
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| Titolo: |
American transcendentalism and Asian religions / / Arthur Versluis
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [1993] |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 291.90973 |
| 303.48/27305 | |
| 810.9382 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Transcendentalism (New England) |
| Soggetto geografico: | Asia Religion Influence |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1. Introduction: Transcendentalism and the Orient; 2. Predecessors: The First Meetings of East and West; 3. Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, and the Orient; 4. The Dissenters: Melville and Brownson; 5. The Ambience: Orientalism in General-Interest American Magazines; 6. Ambience and Embodiment of Transcendental Dreams; 7. Transcendentalist Periodicals and the Orient; 8. Patterns in Literary Religion: The Orient and the Second Cycle of Transcendentalism; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This study of the relationship between American transcendentalism and the Asian religions traces the history of the transcendentalist movement in the USA and the profound influence of Orientalism on the movement. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American transcendentalism and Asian religions |
| ISBN: | 0-19-773816-8 |
| 1-280-44251-4 | |
| 0-19-536037-0 | |
| 1-4237-6477-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784797603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)