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Shared Near-Death and Related Illness Experiences: Steps on an Unscheduled Journey (open access)

Shared Near-Death and Related Illness Experiences: Steps on an Unscheduled Journey

Article discussing the key social features in shared journeys into near-death experiences (NDEs) and related illness experiences of other people.
Date: Winter 2001
Creator: Howarth, Glennys & Kellehear, Allan
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Structure and Function of Near-Death Experiences: An Algorithmic Reincarnation Hypothesis (open access)

The Structure and Function of Near-Death Experiences: An Algorithmic Reincarnation Hypothesis

Article examining a modification of the traditional doctrine of reincarnation that takes into account biological and cultural evolution. This allows an understanding of how the attributes of NDEs could have undergone selection even though all opportunities for mating have already passed at the time of death.
Date: Winter 2001
Creator: Murphy, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Child's Encounter with the Devil: An Unusual Near-Death Experience with Both Blissful and Frightening Elements (open access)

A Child's Encounter with the Devil: An Unusual Near-Death Experience with Both Blissful and Frightening Elements

Abstract: I describe the near-death experience (NDE) of a 6-year-old boy who encountered both the devil and God following a near-fatal car accident, and compare recent recollections of the event with those made four years earlier. I discuss the aftereffects of this experience, and review the findings of earlier studies of frightening NDEs.
Date: Winter 2001
Creator: Bonenfant, Richard J.
System: The UNT Digital Library