The spiritual quest : transcendence in myth, religion, and science /

This treatise argues that the quest for the spirit is not a rare mystical experience, but a frequent expression of basic human impulses, rooted in our biological, psychological and social nature. It presents the quest in the myths and religious practices of tribal people throughout the world.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Temas:
Spiritual life > Cross-cultural studies.
Vision quests > Cross-cultural studies.
Indians > Religion.
Indian mythology.
Vie spirituelle > Études transculturelles.
Quêtes de visions > Études transculturelles.
Peuples autochtones > Religion.
Mythologie des Peuples autochtones.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
RELIGION / Indigenous, Folk & Tribal
Indian mythology
Indians > Religion
Spiritual life
Vision quests
Transcendentie.
Mythologie.
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Animal Quaerens: The quest as a dimension of human experience
  • The spiritual quest in ritual and myth
  • Spirit possession as a form of the spiritual quest
  • Forms of the Shamanic quest
  • Forms of the quest in native america
  • The theory of the quest: Some closing considerations.

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