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T. J. Jackson Lears is an American cultural and intellectual historian whose work delves into comparative religious history, literature, the visual arts, folklore, and folk beliefs. His scholarship explores the deep, often subconscious currents that shape American culture and intellectual life. Lears examines how faith, myths, and desires manifest across artistic, literary, and social movements, revealing the intricate interplay between individual psychology and the broader cultural landscape.



- 2024
- 2023
"A master historian's retrieval of the spiritual visions and vitalisms that animate American life and the possibilities they offer today"-- Provided by publisher
- 2021
No Place of Grace
- 408 pages
- 15 hours of reading
A new edition of a classic work of American history that eloquently examines the rise of antimodernism at the turn of the twentieth century.