Transcendentalism and the cultivation of the soul /

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American Transcendentalism is often seen as a literary movement--a flowering of works written by New England intellectuals who retreated from society and lived in nature. In Transcendentalism and the Cultivation of the Soul, Barry M. Andrews focuses on a neglected aspect of this well-known group, sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Andrews, Barry Maxwell (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Transcendentalism (New England)
Social movements.
Spiritual life.
Spirituality.
Spirituality
Transcendantalisme (Philosophie américaine)
Mouvements sociaux.
Vie spirituelle.
Spiritualité.
social movements.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Idealism.
RELIGION > General.
Social movements
Spiritual life
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The soul of the age
  • The transcendentalist crisis of faith
  • Transcendentalist spirituality
  • The art of life
  • Three prerequisites of the spiritual life
  • Solitude, contemplation, sauntering, and simple living
  • Reading, conversation, and journal writing
  • Religious cosmopolitanism
  • Self-culture and social change
  • Abolition and women's rights
  • Education, environmentalism, and sustainability
  • Church reform and the free religious association
  • The legacy of transcendentalism.

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