Near-death experiences : heavenly insight or human illusion? /

The expression "Near-Death Experience" is associated in the popular understanding with access to knowledge about our transition between the states of life and death. But how should such experiences be interpreted? Are they verifiable with scientific methods? If so, how can they be explaine...

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Main Author: Engmann, Birk, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2014.
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