{"product_id":"between-three-worlds-spiritual-travelers-in-the-western-literary-tradition-9781666758740","title":"Between Three Worlds: Spiritual Travelers in the Western Literary Tradition","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666758740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn C. Stephens is an adjunct professor of religion at San Joaquin Delta Community College, USA, and received his PhD in the field of religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a specialist in the history of religions, and his work focuses on the ancient religious traditions of the West. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Dreams and Visions of Aelius Aristides: A Case-Study in the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory of Religions\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Ancient Mediterranean Religions: Myth, Ritual and Religious Experience\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Journeys to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Underworld and Heavenly Realm in Ancient and Medieval Literature\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The World of the Axial\u003c\/i\u003e Sages: \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Awakening.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40855148658803,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":45.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b2a2df4c-f2b6-40c6-bf04-81fc46c9afc9.jpg?v=1686922425","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/between-three-worlds-spiritual-travelers-in-the-western-literary-tradition-9781666758740","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}