Nature Religion in America
Author | : Catherine L. Albanese |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 1991-09-24 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226011462 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226011461 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nature Religion in America written by Catherine L. Albanese and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-09-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the multiple histories of American nature religion and explores the moral and spiritual responses the encounter with nature has provoked throughout American history. Traces the connections between movements and individuals. Includes figures from popular culture such as the Hutchinson Family Singers and Davy Crockett as well as Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and John Muir.