Andrew Milne teaches philosophy at the University of Western Australia. His primary research interests are in Aesthetics and the Comparative Philosophy of Religion.

Chapter 1:The Sanctification of Nietzsche.- Chapter 2: Ancestors, Part I: Goethe.-Chapter 3: Ancestors, Part II: Heraclitus, Empedocles, Spinoza.- Chapter 4: Mysticism from Birth to Breakdown.- Chapter 5: Against Mediation.- Chapter 6: The Great Hospital.- Chapter 7: On Being Enamoured.- Chapter 8: Hafez Shrugs the Cloak.