{"product_id":"american-transcendentalism-and-asian-religions-arthur-versluis-9780195076585","title":"American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions","description":"The first major study since the 1930s of the relationship between American Transcendentalism and Asian religions, and the first comprehensive work to include post-Civil War Transcendentalists like Samuel Johnson, this book is encyclopedic in scope. Beginning with the inception of Transcendentalist Orientalism in Europe, Versluis covers the entire history of American Transcendentalism into the twentieth century, and the profound influence of Orientalism on the movement--including its analogues and influences in world religious dialogue. He examines what he calls \"positive Orientalism,\" which recognizes the value and perennial truths in Asian religions and cultures, not only in the writings of major figures like Thoreau and Emerson, but also in contemporary popular magazines. Versluis's exploration of the impact of Transcendentalism on the twentieth-century study of comparative religions has ramifications for the study of religious history, comparative religion, literature, politics, history, and art history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Versluis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195076583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195076585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.57h x 6.47w x 1.18d","brand":"Arthur Versluis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946265116927,"sku":"9780195076585","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6287cbec-dcf2-4d94-b551-78073795f75f.jpg?v=1681512272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-transcendentalism-and-asian-religions-arthur-versluis-9780195076585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}