Mystical Experience

Scharfstein, Ben-Ami. Mystical Experience. Indianapolis; New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1973. First edition. Octavo. [8], 195, [1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over black paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Remarkable work dedicated to the rational analysis of a type of experience ordinarily assumed to defy reason – giving an appreciative but critical view of mysticism in all its richness. Simply and clearly, the author examines and interprets every aspect of mystical experience. He presents the large psychological question and the highly intellectual arguments of philosophers – summing up, grasping them in their strength, evaluating them critically. Very minor creasing and soiling along edges of wrappers. Wraps in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (31120) $45