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.

מידע ביבליוגרפי
מחבר ראשי: Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-
פורמט: Licensed eBooks
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1994.
גישה מקוונת:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973169
תיאור
סיכום: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.
תיאור פיזי:1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages)
ביבליוגרפיה:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-339) and index.
ISBN:9780520920163
0520920163
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9780585181714
9780520081321
0520081323
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9780520211599