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Between Three Worlds
John C. Stephens
其他書名
Spiritual Travelers in the Western Literary Tradition
出版Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2023-02-10
主題Biography & Autobiography / ReligiousLiterary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / ReligionReligion / Mysticism
ISBN16667587529781666758757
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2-CtEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book explores the motif of the spiritual journey and its evolution in Western literature. A spiritual journey can be broadly defined as a search for the divine. Such a search can occur either internally as a psychological process or in some cases may involve an actual geographic journey. Spiritual journeys can be conducted by individuals or groups. In exploring this topic, various kinds of texts will be reviewed, including autobiographies, novels, and short stories, as well as myths, folktales, and mystical writings. The book classifies spiritual journey narratives into four categories: theological journeys, mystical journeys, mythopoetic journeys and allegorical journeys. Representative texts have been selected in the history of Western religious literature that illustrate the basic features of each of these four categories.