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

Author: Janice Miner Holden; Bruce Greyson; Debbie James
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Publishers, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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From the Publisher: 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  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Janice Miner Holden; Bruce Greyson; Debbie James
ISBN: 9780313358647 0313358648 9780313358654 0313358656
OCLC Number: 317573592
Description: xv, 316 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Kenneth Ring --
Preface --
1: Field of near-death studies: past, present, and future / Janice Miner Holden, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James --
2: Pleasurable Western adult near-death experiences: features, circumstances, and incidence / Nancy L Zingrone and Carlos S Alvarado --
3: Aftereffects of pleasurable Western adult near-death experiences / Russell Noyes, Jr, Peter Fenwick, Janice Miner Holden, and Sandra Rozan Christian --
4: Distressing Western near-death experiences: finding a way through the abyss / Nancy Evans Bush --
5: Trailing clouds of glory: the near-death experiences of Western children and teens / Cherie Sutherland --
6: Characteristics of Western near-death experiencers / Janice Miner Holden, Jeffrey Long, and B Jason MacLurg --
7: Census of non-Western near-death experiences to 2005: observations and critical reflections / Allan Kellehear --
8: World religions and near-death experiences / Farnaz Masumian --
9: Veridical perception in near-death experiences / Janice Miner Holden --
10: Explanatory models for near-death experiences / Bruce Greyson, Emily Williams Kelly, and Edward F Kelly --
11: Practical applications of research on near-death experiences / Ryan D Foster, Debbie James, and Janice Miner Holden --
References --
Subject index --
Name index --
About the editors and contributors.
Responsibility: edited by Janice Miner Holden, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James ; foreword by Kenneth Ring.

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As modern medical techniques for resuscitation advance, near-death experience (NDEs) are more frequently reported. This title presents the history of NDE knowledge. It explores controversies in the  Read more...

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"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

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