American feminism and the birth of new age spirituality: searching for the higher self, 1875-1915
Auteur :
Tumber, Catherine
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780847697496
Date de publication :
18 sept. 2002
Dimensions :
22,7 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
290 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study shows that New Age spirituality first flourished in America more than a century ago during the Gilded Age, under the mantle of "New Thought". Catherine Tumber demonstrates that "gnostic feminism" has surfaced during periods of triumphant corporate consolidation.