The spiritual quest : transcendence in myth, religion, and science / Robert M. Torrance.

By:

Torrance, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1939-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520920163
0520920163
0585181713
9780585181714
9780520081321
0520081323
0520211596
9780520211599

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spiritual quest.DDC classification:

291.4/2 20

LOC classification:

GN470.2 .T67 1994eb

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Contents:

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-339) and index.

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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.

English.

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