American feminism and the birth of New Age spirituality: searching for the higher self, 1875-1915

Based largely on research in popular journals, self-help manuals, newspaper accounts, and archival collections, American Feminism and the Birth of New Age Spirituality demonstrates that the New Age movement first flourished more than a century ago during the Gilded Age under the mantle of 'New...

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Altri autori: Tumber, Catherine (Altro)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md Rowman & Littlefield 2010
In:Anno: 2010
Periodico/Rivista:American intellectual culture
Altre parole chiave:B Electronic books History
B United States Religione 1901-1945 United States USA
B Feminism Religious aspects History
B New Thought History
B New Age movement History United States
B United States Religione 19th century
Accesso online: Volltext (Verlag)
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Riepilogo:Based largely on research in popular journals, self-help manuals, newspaper accounts, and archival collections, American Feminism and the Birth of New Age Spirituality demonstrates that the New Age movement first flourished more than a century ago during the Gilded Age under the mantle of 'New Thought'. Tumber pays close attention to the ways in which feminism became grafted, with varying degrees of success, to emergent forms of liberal culture in the late nineteenth century, and questions the value of the new age movement-then and now-to the pursuit of women's rights and democratic renewal
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. - Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Tipo di documento:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:0742599000