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Self, Eternity, and the Mysteries: A Speculative Response to Kenneth Ring's Paper
"This response to a paper by Kenneth Ring (1984) deals with three issues of broad philosophical import: (1) near-death experiences (NDEs) and the expanded sense of self-identity; (2) the distinction between postmortem survival and the experience of premortem eternity; and (3) the relation between NDEs and the idea of mystery cults, ancient and modern" (abstract).
Date:
Autumn 1984
Creator:
Grosso, Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Wave Among Waves: Katherine Anne Porter's Near-Death Experience
This paper discusses Katherine Anne Porter's near-death experience with influenza that influenced her book "Pale Horse, Pale Rider."
Date:
Autumn 1984
Creator:
Straight, Steve
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combat-Related Near-Death Experiences: A Preliminary Investigation
"This paper reports on a continuing study of the near-death experience (NDE) occurring among those who were clinically dead or close to death as a result of combat operations" (abstract). Suggestions are made for the continued development of the study.
Date:
Autumn 1984
Creator:
Sullivan, Robert M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Death and the Primacy of Love in Works of Dickens, Hugo, and Wilder
This paper compares the tendency of Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, and Victor Hugo who use near-death experiences (NDEs) to transform the experience of fictional characters. The fictional characters' experiences are similar to real positive experiences of people who go through NDEs.
Date:
Autumn 1984
Creator:
Flynn, Charles P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library