The handbook of near-death experiences : thirty years of investigation /

The handbook of near-death experiences : thirty years of investigation /

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Imprint:Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Publishers, c2009.
Description:xv, 316 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Near-death experiences.
Near-death experiences.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7789643
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Other authors / contributors:Holden, Janice Miner.
Greyson, Bruce.
James, Debbie.
ISBN:9780313358647 (alk. paper)
0313358648 (alk. paper)
9780313358654 (ebk.)
0313358656 (ebk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-302) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. The Field of Near-Death Studies: Past, Present, and Future
  • 2. Pleasurable Western Adult Near-Death Experiences: Features, Circumstances, and Incidence
  • 3. Aftereffects of Pleasurable Western Adult Near-Death Experiences
  • 4. Distressing Western Near-Death Experiences: Finding a Way through the Abyss
  • 5. "Trailing Clouds of Glory": The Near-Death Experiences of Western Children and Teens
  • 6. Characteristics of Western Near-Death Experiences
  • 7. Census of Non-Western Near-Death Experiences to 2005: Observations and Critical Reflections
  • 8. World Religions and Near-Death Experiences
  • 9. Veridical Perception in Near-Death Experiences
  • 10. Explanatory Models for Near-Death Experiences
  • 11. Practical Applications of Research on Near-Death Experiences
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index
  • About the Editors and Contributors

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