The Near-Death Experience : A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415914307 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 420 str.

Lee Worth Bailey; Jenny Yates

Opis

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a mystifying and challenging state of consciousness. The incredible experiences reported by survivors of NDEs, such as out-of-body travel and soul-transforming peace and cosmic light, are stimulating interdisciplinary research in several fields, from the medical to the mystical. This work is a comprehensive collection of NDE cases and interpretations. Psychological researchers discuss cognitive models and Jungian theories of meaningful archetypal phenomena such as enlightenment and healing transformation. From a biological perspective, other contributors describe how brains near death may produce soothing endorphins, optical illusions and convincing hallucinations. Philosophers present empirical analyses and images in archetypal theories, and discuss the topic in the symbolic language of comparative phenomenological theories. Christian, Jewish and Mormon responses to NDEs outline the religious perspective.

Recenzje

"The 24 essays and book excerpts in this volume provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of near-death experience (NDE), including cases and interpretations." -- Library Journal
"... a good overview of the subject ... The Near-Death Experience has much to offer ... [This is] a valuable resource for courses on death and dying and on NDEs." -- Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Light Beyond, Raymond Moody; Chapter 2 Through the Light and Beyond, Mellen-Thomas Benedict; Chapter 3 Embraced by the Light, Betty Eadie; Chapter 4 Saved by the Light, Dannion Brinkley; Chapter 5 Unknown Well-Known Near-Death Experiences, Lee W. Bailey; Chapter 6 My Life After Dying, George Ritchie; Chapter 7 Visions/Life After Death, Cari G. Jung; Chapter 10 Being of Light, Jenny Yates; Chapter 11 The Near-Death Experience, Sogyal Rinpoche; Chapter 14 Distressing Near-Death Experiences, Bruce Greyson, Nancy Evans Bush; Chapter 15 What Is Not Being Said About the Near-Death Experience, P. M. H. Atwater; Chapter 16 Near-Death Reports, Robert Kastenbaum; Chapter 18 Near-Death Experiences, Susan Blackmore; Chapter 19 Parting Visions, Melvin Morse; Chapter 20 Who Might Survive the Death of the Body?, Charles Tart; Chapter 23 Mysticism and the Near-Death Experience, Judith Cressy; Chapter 24 The No-Thing-ness of Near-Death Experiences, Lee W. Bailey; Bibliography;

O autorze

Lee W. Bailey