Thoreau's Religion: Walden Woods, Social Justice, and the Politics of Asceticism

by Alda Balthrop-Lewis

Book Overview

Thoreau's Religion presents a ground-breaking interpretation of Henry David Thoreau's most famous book, Walden. Rather than treating Walden Woods as a lonely wilderness, Balthrop-Lewis demonstrates that Thoreau's ascetic life was a form of religious practice dedicated to cultivating a just, multispecies community. The book makes an important contribution to scholarship in religious studies, political theory, English, environmental studies, and critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108799671
• ISBN13: 9781108799676
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"