Prophetic Revelations in Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Prophetic Revelations in Near-Death Experiences

Article exploring flash forwards in near-death experiences, which includes prophetic visions and prophetic revelations.
Date: Summer 2001
Creator: Lundahl, Craig R.
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 "Little Death": The Near-Death Experience and Tibetan Delogs (open access)

A "Little Death": The Near-Death Experience and Tibetan Delogs

Article exploring a phenomenon remarkably like the near-death experience that has been uncovered in Tibetan culture. Anthropologists have gathered accounts of contemporary and historical cases of remarkable people called delogs. Seemingly dead for several hours or days, these people revive spontaneously and tell detailed accounts of otherworldly journeys. These delogs are a bridge between contemporary near-death experiences and ancient shamanic practices.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Bailey, Lee W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Essay Review: Interrupting, Talking Back, and Making Tracks Through the Middle: A Feminist Review of The Last Laugh (open access)

Essay Review: Interrupting, Talking Back, and Making Tracks Through the Middle: A Feminist Review of The Last Laugh

Article offering a feminist perspective of an article entitled "The Last Laugh: A New Philosophy of Near-Death Experiences, Apparitions, and the Paranormal," by Raymond A. Moody, Jr.
Date: Autumn 2001
Creator: Gunn, Susan C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences in Thailand (open access)

Near-Death Experiences in Thailand

Study examining near-death experiences (NDEs) in Thailand, which do not demonstrate the episodes most noted in those collected in the West, but they do show consistent features. The article argues that these features, including harbingers of death, visions of hell, the Lord of the underworld, and the benefits of making donations to Buddhist monks and temples, can be understood within the framework of beliefs and customs unique to Southeast Asia.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Murphy, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Near-Death Experience: Knowledge and Attitudes of College Students (open access)

The Near-Death Experience: Knowledge and Attitudes of College Students

Study examining the relationship in people who have not had a near-death experience (NDE) between attitudes toward and knowledge of NDEs.
Date: Summer 2001
Creator: Ketzenberger, Kay E. & Keim, Gina L.
System: The UNT Digital Library