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.

Chi tiết về thư mục
Tác giả chính: Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1994.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973169
Miêu tả
Tóm tắt: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.
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages)
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-339) and index.
số ISBN:9780520920163
0520920163
0585181713
9780585181714
9780520081321
0520081323
0520211596
9780520211599