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.

Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-
Formáid: Licensed eBooks
Teanga:Béarla
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1994.
Rochtain ar líne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973169
Cur síos
Achoimre: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.
Cur síos fisiciúil:1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages)
Leabharliosta:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-339) and index.
ISBN:9780520920163
0520920163
0585181713
9780585181714
9780520081321
0520081323
0520211596
9780520211599