American Metempsychosis
| Author | : John Michael Corrigan |
| Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780823242344 |
| ISBN-13 | : 082324234X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (34X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Metempsychosis by : John Michael Corrigan
Download or read book American Metempsychosis written by John Michael Corrigan and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Metempsychosis explores the ancient concept of metempsychosis as a precursor to the idea of history. In the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman, metempsychosis serves as a form of American self-knowing - the effort to reshape identity through a self's heightened awareness of its own cognitive succession.
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