Near-death experiences : understanding our visions of the afterlife / John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, John Martin, 1952- author.

Mitchell-Yellin, Benjamin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Near-death experiences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Near-Death Experiences gives an account of the profound meaning and striking transformative effects that near-death experiences engender. They argue that the integrity of scientific inquiry is compatible with genuine understanding of the significance of human spirituality.

Contents:

Cover; Titlepage; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Two Famous Near-.Death Experiences ; 3. When Exactly Do Near-.Death Experiences Take Place?; 4. Must Near-.Death Experiences Be Explained by the Supernatural?; 5. Are Vivid Experiences More Accurate Because They Are Vivid? ; 6. Near-.Death Experiences in the Blind

7. Near-.Death Experiences in Children and throughout the World8. Can Near-.Death Experiences Be Explained by a Single Factor? ; 9. Are Simpler Explanations More Likely to Be True? ; 10. Near-.Death Experiences, Transformation, and the Afterlife ; 11. A Strategy for Explaining Near-.Death Experiences

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-046662-6

0-19-046661-8

OCLC:

953456127