The spiritual quest : transcendence in myth, religion, and science / Robert M. Torrance.
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- Spiritual life -- Cross-cultural studies
- Vision quests -- Cross-cultural studies
- Indians -- Religion
- Indian mythology
- Vie spirituelle -- Études transculturelles
- Quêtes de visions -- Études transculturelles
- Indiens d'Amérique -- Religion
- Mythologie indienne d'Amérique
- RELIGION -- Spirituality
- Indian mythology
- Indians -- Religion
- Spiritual life
- Vision quests
- Transcendentie
- Mythologie
- 291.4/2 20
- GN470.2 .T67 1994eb
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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.
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.
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