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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-339) and index.
ISBN:9780520920163
0520920163
0585181713
9780585181714
9780520081321
0520081323
0520211596
9780520211599

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