Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions

This Special Issue aims to explore how the concept of nature is interpreted in American transcendentalism and Chinese religions, and how these different interpretations have direct influence on the sense of place in America and China. It also aims to discover how the aesthetic appreciation of physic...

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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1437672024-09-06T08:21:03Z Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions Gao, Shan Coles, Benjamin solitude nature Wei-Jin Dark Learning Emerson Daoism ziran 自然 tianfang 天放 relation between self and others anthropocentrism self-restraint harmony in diversity liberty environmental ethics American Transcendentalism Confucianism Chinese Buddhism Chinese philosophy ecology and place Thoreau metaphysics and epistemology social and political philosophy spontaneity de 德 sheng 生 freedom agricultural Chan farming practice aesthetics Taoism co-inhabitants ethical practice Hmong worldview spirituality place ultimate reality self-transcendence beauty and Dao Zhuangzi original meaning of words imagery expression perception of nature thoughts interweaving poetic language essence of beauty Juedi Tiantong the relationship between tian and man religion the unity of heaven and man Dao space ritual Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands Mount Jingfu cultural landscape thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion This Special Issue aims to explore how the concept of nature is interpreted in American transcendentalism and Chinese religions, and how these different interpretations have direct influence on the sense of place in America and China. It also aims to discover how the aesthetic appreciation of physical nature is deeply influenced by the metaphysical interpretation of the concept of nature. In terms of American transcendentalism, this Special Issue focuses more on Emerson’s work since Emerson’s aesthetic interpretation of nature has direct influence on Henry David Thoreau’s life practices in wilderness. In Chinese religions, we put more emphasis on Daoism since the core value of nature in Daoism has deep influence on many aspects of Chinese culture, including architecture, art, music, language, and so on. This Special Issue adopts an interdisciplinary approach. The authors come from four disciplines which include religion, philosophy, literature, and architecture. This Special Issue will provide new insight to thinking about the relationship between human beings and nature in modern society. It can also deepen our understanding of self-identity and its relationship with the aesthetic appreciation of place, which include various landscapes such as wilderness, agricultural land. and mountains. It will be very helpful for scholars, students, and practitioners who are engaged in wilderness conservation, agricultural conservation, urban design, and nature aesthetics. 2024-09-06T08:20:58Z 2024-09-06T08:20:58Z 2024 book ONIX_20240906_9783725815159_129 9783725815159 9783725815166 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/143767 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9498 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9498 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1516-6 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1516-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725815159 9783725815166 open access
spellingShingle solitude
nature
Wei-Jin Dark Learning
Emerson
Daoism
ziran 自然
tianfang 天放
relation between self and others
anthropocentrism
self-restraint
harmony in diversity
liberty
environmental ethics
American Transcendentalism
Confucianism
Chinese Buddhism
Chinese philosophy
ecology and place
Thoreau
metaphysics and epistemology
social and political philosophy
spontaneity
de 德
sheng 生
freedom
agricultural Chan
farming practice
aesthetics
Taoism
co-inhabitants
ethical practice
Hmong worldview
spirituality
place
ultimate reality
self-transcendence
beauty and Dao
Zhuangzi
original meaning of words
imagery expression
perception of nature
thoughts interweaving
poetic language
essence of beauty
Juedi Tiantong
the relationship between tian and man
religion
the unity of heaven and man
Dao
space
ritual
Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands
Mount Jingfu
cultural landscape
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Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title_full Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title_fullStr Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title_full_unstemmed Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title_short Nature, Spirituality and Place: Comparative Study between American Transcendentalism and Chinese Religions
title_sort nature spirituality and place comparative study between american transcendentalism and chinese religions
topic solitude
nature
Wei-Jin Dark Learning
Emerson
Daoism
ziran 自然
tianfang 天放
relation between self and others
anthropocentrism
self-restraint
harmony in diversity
liberty
environmental ethics
American Transcendentalism
Confucianism
Chinese Buddhism
Chinese philosophy
ecology and place
Thoreau
metaphysics and epistemology
social and political philosophy
spontaneity
de 德
sheng 生
freedom
agricultural Chan
farming practice
aesthetics
Taoism
co-inhabitants
ethical practice
Hmong worldview
spirituality
place
ultimate reality
self-transcendence
beauty and Dao
Zhuangzi
original meaning of words
imagery expression
perception of nature
thoughts interweaving
poetic language
essence of beauty
Juedi Tiantong
the relationship between tian and man
religion
the unity of heaven and man
Dao
space
ritual
Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands
Mount Jingfu
cultural landscape
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion
topic_facet solitude
nature
Wei-Jin Dark Learning
Emerson
Daoism
ziran 自然
tianfang 天放
relation between self and others
anthropocentrism
self-restraint
harmony in diversity
liberty
environmental ethics
American Transcendentalism
Confucianism
Chinese Buddhism
Chinese philosophy
ecology and place
Thoreau
metaphysics and epistemology
social and political philosophy
spontaneity
de 德
sheng 生
freedom
agricultural Chan
farming practice
aesthetics
Taoism
co-inhabitants
ethical practice
Hmong worldview
spirituality
place
ultimate reality
self-transcendence
beauty and Dao
Zhuangzi
original meaning of words
imagery expression
perception of nature
thoughts interweaving
poetic language
essence of beauty
Juedi Tiantong
the relationship between tian and man
religion
the unity of heaven and man
Dao
space
ritual
Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands
Mount Jingfu
cultural landscape
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion
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