The Web and the Quilt: Alternatives to the Heroic Journey Toward Spiritual Development

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 201-211

  Ray, Ruth E ^a   McFadden, Susan H ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Feminism; Metaphors; Narratives; Spiritual development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035642325     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011334411081     Document Type: Article

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