Playful wisdom: reimagining the sacred in american literature, from walden to gilead
Auteur :
Davis, Robert Leigh
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781793626288
Date de publication :
6 oct. 2020
Dimensions :
22,8 x 16,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines play and religion in American literature, exploring a unique kind of modern piety that arises not based on fixed doctrines or ecclesiastical structures, but on a light-handed responsiveness of spirit that constantly adapts to new perspectives and revises fixed assumptions in the light of new experiences.