Call of the Wild: The Negative Tendency in the Nature Religions of American Youth

The author argues that the paucity of options for sanctioned rebellion in contemporary American society drive an ever-increasing number of idealistic youth in search of isolation in nature, where they construct what the author here calls “nature religions.” These worldviews focus on purification of...

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Main Author: Kramp, Joseph M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-75
Further subjects:B Negative tendency
B Monasticism
B Erik H. Erikson
B Jon Krakauer
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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