American transcendentalism and Asian religions:
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Main Author: Versluis, Arthur (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1993
Series:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The first major study since the 1930s of the relationship between American Transcendentalism and Asian religions, and the first comprehensive work to include post-Civil War Transcendentalists like Samuel Johnson, this book is encyclopedic in scope. Beginning with the inception of Transcendentalist Orientalism in Europe, Versluis covers the entire history of American Transcendentalism into the twentieth century, and the profound influence of Orientalism on the movement-including its analogues and influences in world religious dialogue. He examines what he calls "positive Orientalism," which recognizes the value and perennial truths in Asian religions and cultures, not only in the writings of major figures like Thoreau and Emerson, but also in contemporary popular magazines. Versluis's exploration of the impact of Transcendentalism on the twentieth-century study of comparative religions has ramifications for the study of religious history, comparative religion, literature, politics, history, and art history
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 355 p.)
ISBN:0195076583
1280442514
1423764773
9780195076585
9781280442513
9781423764779

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