Community Attitudes Toward Near-Death Experiences: A Chinese Study

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Abstract: In a survey of Chinese attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs), 197 respondents were read a hypothetical description of an NDE and asked to choose from a range of explanations and social reactions that might approximate their own. Fifty-eight percent of respondents believed that NDEs were probably hallucinations or dreams. Less than nine percent believed the NDE was evidence of life after death. Rural and younger persons were more likely to react positively to NDErs. The results are discussed with reference to an earlier Australian study by Kellehear and Heaven (1989).

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Kellehear, Allan; Heaven, Patrick & Gao, Jia Spring 1990.

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Abstract: In a survey of Chinese attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs), 197 respondents were read a hypothetical description of an NDE and asked to choose from a range of explanations and social reactions that might approximate their own. Fifty-eight percent of respondents believed that NDEs were probably hallucinations or dreams. Less than nine percent believed the NDE was evidence of life after death. Rural and younger persons were more likely to react positively to NDErs. The results are discussed with reference to an earlier Australian study by Kellehear and Heaven (1989).

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163-173 p. ; 23 cm.

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  • Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3), Human Sciences Press, Spring 1990, pp. 163-173

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  • Publication Title: Journal of Near-Death Studies
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 163
  • Page End: 173
  • Pages: 11

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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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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.

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Kellehear, Allan; Heaven, Patrick & Gao, Jia. Community Attitudes Toward Near-Death Experiences: A Chinese Study, article, Spring 1990; New York, New York. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799226/: accessed October 10, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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