Making nature sacred : literature, religion, and environment in America from the Puritans to the present /

John Gatta argues that the religious import of American environmental literature has yet to be fully recognized or understood. 'Making Nature Sacred' explores how the quest for 'natural revelation' has been pursued through successive phases of American literary and intellectual h...

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Main Author:	Gatta, John, 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Nature in literature. Religion and literature > United States. Environmental protection in literature. Natural history > United States. Nature > Religious aspects. Holy, The, in literature. Religion in literature. Ecology in literature. Nature dans la littérature. Religion et littérature > États-Unis. Environnement > Protection, dans la littérature. Sciences naturelles > États-Unis. Nature > Aspect religieux. Sacré dans la littérature. Religion dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American literature Ecology in literature Environmental protection in literature Holy, The, in literature Natural history Nature in literature Nature > Religious aspects Religion and literature Religion in literature United States Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	John Gatta argues that the religious import of American environmental literature has yet to be fully recognized or understood. 'Making Nature Sacred' explores how the quest for 'natural revelation' has been pursued through successive phases of American literary and intellectual history.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index.
ISBN:	9780198036944 0198036949 1423761677 9781423761679 0195165055 9780195165050