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Abstract: Among other authors, Joel Ibrahim Kreps (2009) has recently published accounts of Muslim near-death experiences (NDEs). With the present paper, we aim to contribute to the growing number of non-Western NDE reports by providing summaries of eight additional Muslim NDEs, seven translated from the original Italian source (Giovetta, 2007) and one from an English source (Lerma, 2009), and to provide references for further reading. In addition, we highlighted noteworthy features of these eight summarized NDE accounts. Although the documentation standard of the available cases is generally low, these accounts indicate that the structure and contents of NDEs from many non-Western Muslim communities are largely similar to those reported in the Western NDE literature. In his report, Kreps concluded that Muslim NDEs are rare and that Muslims have fewer NDEs than do non-Muslim Westerners and non-Muslim non-Westerners such as the Chinese. However, we found that the number of Muslim NDE accounts available today seem to indicate that Muslim NDEs are not as rare as Kreps concluded.
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Review of a book titled "The Science of Near-Death Experiences" written by Rudolph H. Smit examining the extends of science in the study of Near Death Experiences.
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Review of a book titled "A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side" written by Josie Varga, which describes the author's experiences with survival of consciousness after death.
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Rebuttal in response to a review of a book written by the article's author, discussing points made by the reviewer about the book's position regarding evolutionism, methods used, and other statements made in the review.
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This statement addresses the critiques made by the author of a book (titled Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions) that had been reviewed by this article's author.
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Abstract: The objective of this study was to explore the states of consciousness associated with various features of near-death experience (NDE). The sample comprised 23 Norwegian adult survivors of unconsciousness associated with life threatening medical conditions, either cardiac arrest (CA; n=19) or surgery to address another type of trauma (OT; n=4). Of these, 11 CA and 4 OT patients endorsed at least one item on the Near-Death Experience Scale--Norwegian translation. We individually interviewed each of the 23 patients to ascertain their perception of the phase of unconsciousness in which each endorsed item on the NDE Scale occurred. Although most features reportedly occurred during unconsciousness, at least one item was endorsed for four other phases related to unconsciousness: before, while awakening from, after (conscious), and after (asleep/dream). Our results indicate that healthcare providers need to be prepared that ND experiencers may report clinically significant NDE features during both unconsciousness itself and that more research into this topic is warranted.
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies regarding the first U. S. publication of Yvonne Kason's book, "Farther Shores: Exploring how Near-Death, Kundalini and Mystical Experiences Can Transform Ordinary Lives."
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a recent article about the prevalence of near-death experiences in India and suggesting that the low rate of prevalence was due to the methodology used in the study.
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing the assumption that a more positive, global attitude towards NDEs will result in a more harmonious relationship among people.
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing studies supporting the author's argument "that consciousness is not a product of the brain." (pg. 468).
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Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue includes articles which address the affects of culture on near-death experiences.
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Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue includes articles discussing near-death experiences in non-western cultures.
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Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue's articles focus on gaining deeper understandings of currently accepted research about near-death experiences.
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Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue includes articles that examine empirical data related to near-death experiences.
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing near-death experiences in which the experiencer interacts with the material world.
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Review of a book titled "Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned" written by Jeff O'Driscoll which recounts several anecdotes about near death experiences and other spiritual transformation experiences.
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Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies regarding concerns about the precision of language for describing additional sensitivities following a near-death experience.
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