Title: American transcendentalism and Asian religions /
Authors: Versluis, Arthur, 1959-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Transcendentalism (New England); Asia Religion Influence.
Abstract: Transcendentalism is well-known as a peculiarly American philosophical and religious movement. Less well-known is the extent to which such famous Transcendentalists as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau drew on religions of Asia for their inspiration.