Drug Experience and “Mystical” Experience: Reflections on the Problem of Comparison
Journal of Drug Issues July 1, 1977 Charles W. Swain
The concern of this article is to examine the conceptual framework within which drug-induced ecstasy has been compared to and/or used to interpret religious mysticism. No attempt is made to theorize about the “true” nature of either kind of experience; rather the author articulates the underlying assumptions and examines the social setting within which such discussions are carried on. The...