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The Spiritual Quest : Transcendence in Myth, Religion, and Science by Torrance, Robert M. is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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Robert Torrance's wide-ranging, innovative study argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological, psychological, linguistic, and social nature. The quest is not, as most have believed, a rare mystical experience, but a frequent expression of our most basic human impulses. Shaman and scientist, medium and poet, prophet and philosopher, all venture forth in quest of visionary truths to transform and renew the world.<br><br>Yet Torrance is not trying to reduce the quest to an "archetype
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It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Torrance, Robert M.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780585181714
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Science, Anthropology, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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