A sequel to Forman's collection "The Problem of Pure Consciousness" (OUP, 1990). The scholars in this book put forward a hypothesis about the cause of mystical, or "pure consciousness" experiences. They look at mystical experience as manifested in a variety of religious and cultural settings. "An engaging contribution to what is not only the most heated debate in the study of mysticism, but perhaps in all of religious studies.....Highly recommended for individuals or classes on mysticism."--Religious Studies Review