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'''Transcendentalism''' was a group of new ideas in [[literature]], [[religion]], [[culture]], and [[philosophy]] that emerged in [[New England]] in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called '''American Transcendentalism''' to distinguish it from other uses of the word ''[[transcendental]]''.

'''Transcendentalism''' was a group of new ideas in [[literature]], [[religion]], [[culture]], and [[philosophy]] that emerged in [[New England]] in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called ''American Transcendentalism'' to distinguish it from other uses of the word ''[[transcendental]]''.

Transcendentalism began as a protest against the general state of culture and [[society]] at the time, and in particular, the state of [[intellectualism]] at [[Harvard]] and the doctrine of the [[Unitarian]] church which was taught at [[Harvard Divinity School]].  Among Transcendentalists' core beliefs was an ideal [[spirituality|spiritual]] state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical and is only realized through the individual's intuition, rather than through the doctrines of established religions.

Transcendentalism began as a protest against the general state of culture and [[society]] at the time, and in particular, the state of [[intellectualism]] at [[Harvard]] and the doctrine of the [[Unitarian]] church which was taught at [[Harvard Divinity School]].  Among Transcendentalists' core beliefs was an ideal [[spirituality|spiritual]] state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical and is only realized through the individual's intuition, rather than through the doctrines of established religions.