State of Apparent Death and Origin of Dreams: A Historical Review of German Literature of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (open access)

State of Apparent Death and Origin of Dreams: A Historical Review of German Literature of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Abstract: In this article I review the German literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries that addressed two phenomena: the state of apparent death and the origin of dreams. Because the term near-death experiences (NDEs) did not yet exist, many features of those phenomena as they are currently understood were subsumed under the broad concept of the state of apparent death, whereas early theories of the origin of dreams included spiritual views that have similarities to current views of NDEs.
Date: Summer 2012
Creator: Engmann, Birk
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Book Review: Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences

Review of a book titled "Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences" written by Nancy Evans Bush, a researcher in the near-death experience (NDE) field, discussing the impact of distressing NDEs, how experiencers can cope, and related cultural/religious beliefs.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Lawrence, Madelaine
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense (open access)

Book Review: The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense

Review of a book titled "The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense" written by Michael A. Jawer and Marc S. Micozzi, discussing how "anomalous or transpersonal experiences could be understood through neurobiological processes."
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Foster, Ryan D.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library