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Holmes, Steve. "'Blessed Home': Nature, Religion, Science, and Human Relationship in the Early Life of John Muir," American Civilization Program, Harvard University, June 1996.
My dissertation explores the early life of the American environmentalist John Muir (1838-1914). Working from his letters, journals, and published writings, I use interpretive concepts from fields such as object-relations theory, environmental psychology, and religious studies, situated in historical context. Shaped by childhood experiences, Muir perceived his natural surroundings as a religiously-charged “home,” continuous with the emotional and cultural meanings of his actual home, family, friendships, and ethnic identity. This perspective leads us to a major reinterpretation of his cultural legacy, including his influential works A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf and My First Summer in the Sierra.
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