American Spaces of Conversion: The Conductive Imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and James

by Andrea Knutson

Book Overview

The religious precepts of the Puritans continued to affect intellectual life in the U.S. long after the immigrants arrived at Massachusetts Bay, circulating through New England culture well into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Using three emblematic figures--Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James--American Spaces of Conversion examines how the Puritan legacy, especially the concept of conversion, shaped developments in American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195370929
• ISBN13: 9780195370928
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"