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Author Fischer, John Martin, 1952- author.

Title Near-death experiences : understanding visions of the afterlife / John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Contents Introduction -- Two famous near-death experiences -- When exactly do near-death experiences take place? -- Must near-death experiences be explained by the supernatural? -- Are vivid experiences more accurate because they are vivid? -- Near-death experiences in the blind -- Near-death experiences in children and throughout the world -- Can near-death experiences be explained by a single factor? -- Care simpler explanations more likely to be true? -- Near-death experiences, transformation, and the afterlife -- A strategy for explaining near-death experiences -- Confirmation bias : we believe what we want to believe -- Awe, wonder, and hope
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Near-death experiences.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- Near-Death Experience.
Near-death experiences
Form Electronic book
Author Mitchell-Yellin, Benjamin, author.
ISBN 9780190466619
0190466618
9780190466602
019046660X