Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation
Experts from around the world share the history and current state of near-death experience (NDE) knowledge. They explore controversies in the field, offer stories from their research, and express their hopes for the future of investigation into this fascinating phenomenon.\ As modern medical techniques for resuscitation advance, NDEs are more frequently reported. These include more than the popular notions of moving through a tunnel or seeing a light. They also include people, once revived,...
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A team of international experts presents the history, recent developments, and controversies in the intriguing study of near-death experience.
1 The field of near-death studies : past, present, and future Janice Miner Holden Holden, Janice Miner Bruce Greyson Greyson, Bruce Debbie James James, Debbie 12 Pleasurable Western adult near-death experiences : features, circumstances, and incidence Nancy L. Zingrone Zingrone, Nancy L. Carlos S. Alvarado Alvarado, Carlos S. 173 Aftereffects of pleasurable Western adult near-death experiences Russell Noyes, Jr. Noyes, Russell, Jr. Peter Fenwick Fenwick, Peter Janice Miner Holden Holden, Janice Miner Sandra Rozan Christian Christian, Sandra Rozan 414 Distressing Western near-death experiences : finding a way through the abyss Nancy Evans Bush Bush, Nancy Evans 635 "Trailing clouds of glory" : the near-death experiences of Western children and teens Cherie Sutherland Sutherland, Cherie 876 Characteristics of Western near-death experiences Janice Miner Holden Holden, Janice Miner Jeffrey Long Long, Jeffrey B. Jason MacLung MacLung, B. Jason 1097 Census of non-Western near-death experiences to 2005 : observations and critical reflections Allan Kellehear Kellehear, Allan 1358 World religions and near-death experiences Farnaz Masurnian Masurnian, Farnaz 1599 Veridical perception in near-death experiences Janice Miner Holden Holden, Janice Miner 18510 Explanatory models for near-death experiences Bruce Greyson Greyson, Bruce Emily Williams Kelly Kelly, Emily Williams Edward F. Kelly Kelly, Edward F. 21311 Practical applications of research on near-death experiences Ryan D. Foster Foster, Ryan D. Debbie James James, Debbie Janice Miner Holden Holden, Janice Miner 235References 259Subject index 303Name index 309
\ From the Publisher"Recommended."\ -\ Choice\ "Practitioners and researchers specializing in near-death experiences review the scientific literature in and from the perspectives of their various disciplines, mostly mental health, but also other health care fields and the social sciences. Among the topics are pleasurable western adult near-death experiences and their after effect, western children and teens, a census of non-western experiences to 2005, world religions, veridical perceptions, explanatory models, and practical applications of the research. Most of the 11 studies are based on presentations at a fall 2006 conference in Houston, Texas."\ -\ Reference & Research Book News\ \ \
