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Playful wisdom : reimagining the sacred in American literature, from Walden to Gilead
- Title
- Playful wisdom : reimagining the sacred in American literature, from Walden to Gilead / Robert Leigh Davis.
- Author
- Davis, Robert Leigh, 1956-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-1841 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 241 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book examines play and religion in American literature, exploring a unique kind of modern piety that arises not based on fixed doctrines or ecclesiastical structures, but on a light-handed responsiveness of spirit that constantly adapts to new perspectives and revises fixed assumptions in the light of new experiences"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: This is play -- Play and attunement : the spirituality of Walden -- Play and possibility : Emily Dickinson's theology of perhaps -- Play and improvisation : Jack Kerouac's singing theology -- Play and nonsense : Thomas Merton's last poem -- Play and risk : Annie Dillard's daredevil faith -- Play and understanding : Marilynne Robinson's religious hermeneutics.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-1841
- ISBN
- 9781793626288
- 1793626286
- 9781793626295 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020032671
- 40030198223
- OCLC
- 1182020094
- Author
- Davis, Robert Leigh, 1956- author.
- Title
- Playful wisdom : reimagining the sacred in American literature, from Walden to Gilead / Robert Leigh Davis.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Davis, Robert Leigh, 1956- Playful wisdom Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020] 9781793626295 (DLC) 2020032672
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030198223
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-1841