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Autore |
Fischer John Martin <1952-> |
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Near-death experiences : understanding our visions of the afterlife / / John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Near-death experiences |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Titlepage; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Two Famous Near-.Death Experiences ; 3. When Exactly Do Near-.Death Experiences Take Place?; 4. Must Near-.Death Experiences Be Explained by the Supernatural?; 5. Are Vivid Experiences More Accurate Because They Are Vivid? ; 6. Near-.Death Experiences in the Blind |
7. Near-.Death Experiences in Children and throughout the World8. Can Near-.Death Experiences Be Explained by a Single Factor? ; 9. Are Simpler Explanations More Likely to Be True? ; 10. Near-.Death Experiences, Transformation, and the Afterlife ; 11. A Strategy for Explaining Near-.Death Experiences |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Near-Death Experiences gives an account of the profound meaning and striking transformative effects that near-death experiences engender. They argue that the integrity of scientific inquiry is compatible with genuine understanding of the significance of human spirituality. |
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