The Oxford Handbook of Transcendentalism 2012
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195331035.013.0003
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Asian Influences

Abstract: This article states that Asian religious texts and traditions had the greatest impact on the American Transcendentalists. Their embrace of the Asian religious ideas was a corrective step to the centuries-long dominion of Christianity in the west. The commerce—both intellectual and material—that had linked Asia and Europe played a crucial role in it. The French and English agents began acquainting themselves with the cultures and languages of the areas. The flow of material profit soon led to an unsuspected int… Show more

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“…Following the pantheistic belief that God is present in all appearances and people, transcendentalism assumes that each individual is inherently connected to a metaphysical truth. 6 For Asian Influences on American transcendentalism, see Hodder (2010).…”
Section: University Of Mannheimmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Following the pantheistic belief that God is present in all appearances and people, transcendentalism assumes that each individual is inherently connected to a metaphysical truth. 6 For Asian Influences on American transcendentalism, see Hodder (2010).…”
Section: University Of Mannheimmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… For a more subtle (and more recent) example, see Hodder (2010). In a treatment of Asian influences on Transcendentalism, he mentions that Confucian texts are found on Emerson's reading lists (2010, p. 30) but neglects to mention Thoreau's reading Confucian texts (2010, pp. 32–33), instead emphasizing his reading of Hindu texts. …”
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