Kongo Near-Death Experiences: Cross-Cultural Patterns (open access)

Kongo Near-Death Experiences: Cross-Cultural Patterns

Article analyzing eight Kongo near-death experiences (NDEs) from Central Africa in support of the argument that universal features exist within this experiential form.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: McClenon, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Phenomenology of the Self-Conscious Mind (open access)

The Phenomenology of the Self-Conscious Mind

Article exploring the phenomenon of a near-death experiencer's veridical perceptions during the out-of-body experience (OBE), which strongly suggests the existence of a self-conscious mind as a "field of consciousness," a region of space where a person's consciousness exists.
Date: Autumn 2008
Creator: Mays, Robert G. & Mays, Suzanne B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Evidential Value of Near-Death Experiences for Belief in Life After Death (open access)

The Evidential Value of Near-Death Experiences for Belief in Life After Death

Article exploring the issue of what evidential value near-death experiences (NDEs) offer for belief in life and death, including a survey of major positions on the issue.
Date: Summer 2002
Creator: Potts, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Content Analysis of a Predominately African-American Near-Death Experience Collection: Evaluation the Ritual Healing Theory (open access)

Content Analysis of a Predominately African-American Near-Death Experience Collection: Evaluation the Ritual Healing Theory

Study analyzing a sample of twenty-eight near-death experience (NDE) narratives from predominately African-American respondents in northeastern North Carolina, in order to test hypotheses regarding NDEs and the ritual healing theory.
Date: Spring 2005
Creator: McClenon, James
System: The UNT Digital Library