The Near-Death Experience as a Shamanic Initiation: A Case Study

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Abstract: The field of near-death studies shares a number of interesting, often compelling, similarities with the ancient spiritual tradition known as shamanism. Not least among these similarities is the fact that a near-death experience (NDE) is a time-honored form of shamanic initiation. I present a case example illustrating how a deep NDE can propel a person who had no prior knowledge or interest in shamanism into spontaneous, often classic, shamanic experiences, while living an apparently normal life in the midst of modern Western society.

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Green, J. Timothy Summer 2001.

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Abstract: The field of near-death studies shares a number of interesting, often compelling, similarities with the ancient spiritual tradition known as shamanism. Not least among these similarities is the fact that a near-death experience (NDE) is a time-honored form of shamanic initiation. I present a case example illustrating how a deep NDE can propel a person who had no prior knowledge or interest in shamanism into spontaneous, often classic, shamanic experiences, while living an apparently normal life in the midst of modern Western society.

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209-225 p. ; 23 cm.

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  • Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(4), Human Sciences Press, Summer 2001, pp. 209-225

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  • Publication Title: Journal of Near-Death Studies
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 209
  • Page End: 225
  • Pages: 17

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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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Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 19, Number 4, Summer 2001

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena. Table of contents for each issue in volume 19 on page 272.

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Green, J. Timothy. The Near-Death Experience as a Shamanic Initiation: A Case Study, article, Summer 2001; Norwell, Massachusetts. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799163/: accessed January 21, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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