Playful wisdom: reimagining the sacred in american literature, from walden to gilead
Auteur :
Davis, Robert Leigh
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781793626301
Date de publication :
24 août 2022
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
376 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.