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Book Review: Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions

Description: Review of a book titled "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions" written by Gregory Shushan, which is a study of near-death experiences in the indigenous societies of North America, Africa, and Oceania. The review points out the weaknesses in the methodologies used by Shushan and discusses the study's conclusions regarding near-death experiences.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Matlock, James
Partner: UNT Libraries

Book Review: Illusory Souls

Description: Review of a book titled Illusory Souls written by Gerald M. Woerlee, an anesthesiologist who is skeptical of near-death experiences. This review addresses Woerlee's ideas regarding the philosophy of the mind and the effect of pharmaceuticals on the function of the mind.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Rivas, Titus
Partner: UNT Libraries

Near-Death Experience Features During Various Phases Related to the Unconsciousness: An Exploratory Study of Norwegian Hospital Patients [Brief Report]

Description: 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 interv… more
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Buer, Øystein; Kalfoss, Mary; Weisaeth, Lars; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans & Bendz, Bjørn
Partner: UNT Libraries

Does Cultural Context Influence Descriptions of Change After a Near-Death Experience? Exploratory Findings from an Aotearoa New Zealand Sample

Description: Abstract: A host of literature accumulated over the past 40 years attests to the powerfully transformative nature of near-death experiences (NDEs) through a consistently reported pattern of aftereffects. Many of the qualitative and quantitative studies of post-NDE changes have been conducted in the United States and in Western European nations. Although examining the cultural diversity of NDEs was recently highlighted as a research priority, no researchers to date have examined how near-death e… more
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Tassell-Matamua, Natasha; Steadman, Kate L. & Frewin, Karen E.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Editor's Foreword [Summer 2018]

Description: 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.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Partner: UNT Libraries
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