Commentary on Keith Augustine's Article

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Abstract: This commentary responds to Keith Augustine's article on the hallucinatory nature of near-death experiences (NDEs). It draws attention to his misreading of an important point made in my book Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience (Fox, 2003) regarding claims made by some NDErs to have traveled into outer space, reinforces the need for a thorough consideration of the epistemological complexities involved in asserting or denying a "common core" to NDEs, and ends by supporting the point made by Augustine that there is a pressing need for more crosscultural studies of the "core" phenomenon itself.

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Fox, Mark Winter 2007.

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  • Fox, Mark Mark Fox, Ph.D.; Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales, Lampeter

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Abstract: This commentary responds to Keith Augustine's article on the hallucinatory nature of near-death experiences (NDEs). It draws attention to his misreading of an important point made in my book Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience (Fox, 2003) regarding claims made by some NDErs to have traveled into outer space, reinforces the need for a thorough consideration of the epistemological complexities involved in asserting or denying a "common core" to NDEs, and ends by supporting the point made by Augustine that there is a pressing need for more crosscultural studies of the "core" phenomenon itself.

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155-157 p. ; 23 cm.

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  • Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(2), Human Sciences Press, Winter 2007, pp. 155-157

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  • Publication Title: Journal of Near-Death Studies
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 155
  • Page End: 157
  • Pages: 3

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The Journal of Near-Death Studies is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal devoted to the field of near-death studies. It is published on a quarterly basis by the International Association for Near-Death Studies. The Journal began publication in 1982 under the name Anabiosis which was changed to its current title in 1986 with the start of Volume 6.

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Fox, Mark. Commentary on Keith Augustine's Article, article, Winter 2007; Lawrence, Kansas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799028/: accessed July 10, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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