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A person is seriously ill or involved in an accident and their heart stops beating; for a brief time they are clinically "dead." Once revived, the victim has a remarkable tale to typical narratives include feelings of great peace, out-of-body travel, tunnel sensations, life review, and bright lights. These phenomena, often referred to as "near-death experiences," have spawned an entire pop industry dedicated to plumbing the depths of their mysteries, and they continue to inspire heated debate and raise fascinating questions about the nature of life and death. But most observers assume that there are only two ways to interpret the near-death in the religious terms of life after death, or in the medical terms of the mechanics of the brain. In Experiences Near Death , however, Allan Kellehear presents a revolutionary new approach to the field of "near-death studies," one that examines these episodes as they relate to the specific cultures from which they arise, helping us to understand what these visions are as a cultural and psychological response and why they occur. Kellehear compares near-death experiences from all over the world--India, China, Guam, America, Australia, and New Zea

Author

Kellehear, Allan, 1955-

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195091946

Subjects

Philosophy, Psychology, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24