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Transcendental heresies : Harvard and the modern American practice of unbelief / David Faflik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faflik, David, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irreligion--United States--History.
- Irreligion.
- Transcendentalism (New England)--History.
- Transcendentalism (New England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- At a moment when the requirements of belief and unbelief were being negotiated in unexpected ways, transcendentalism allowed for a more creative approach to spiritual questions.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Emerson and the Evolution of Belief in New England
- Chapter 2. Henry David Thoreau, Village Atheist
- Chapter 3. Transcendental Women "Losing" Their Religion
- Chapter 4. Transcendentalism, Urbanism, and Unbelief
- Afterword
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-734-X
- OCLC:
- 1157209963
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