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.
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1994.
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| Accesso online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973169 |
Sommario:
- 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.