The esoteric origins of the American renaissance /

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The term "Western esotericism" refers to a wide range of spiritual currents including alchemy, Hermeticism, Kabbala, Rosicrucianism, and Christian theosophy, as well as several practical forms of esotericism like cartomancy, geomancy, necromancy, alchemy, astrology, herbalism and magic. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Versluis, Arthur, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Occultism > United States > History > 19th century.
American literature > European influences.
Transcendentalism (New England)
Occultism in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Occultisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature américaine > Influence européenne.
Transcendantalisme (Philosophie américaine)
Occultisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
American literature > European influences
Intellectual life
Occultism in literature
Occultism
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction; 2 European Esoteric Currents; 3 Esotericism in Early America; 4 The Esoteric Ambience of the American Renaissance; 5 Hitchcock; 6 Poe; 7 Hawthorne; 8 Melville; 9 Greaves; 10 Alcott; 11 Emerson; 12 Fuller; 13 Whitman; 14 Dickinson; 15 The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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