| Description |
1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of 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 |
| Summary |
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 sweepin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-322) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spirituality -- United States -- History
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Religion.
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Spirituality.
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Religion
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Spiritualität
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Spiritualiteit.
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United States -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140498
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United States.
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USA.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520954113 |
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0520954114 |
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