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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Engmann, Birk, 1973- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, 2014.
Subjects:	Neuropsychology. Near-death experiences. Psychology. Popular Science in Psychology. Neurosciences. Religious Studies. Neurobiology. MEDICAL / Physiology. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Is there historical evidence of near-death experiences or do we merely see what we want to see?
Problems and Contradictions
Medical theories
Opportunities and boundaries of heuristic methods
Does a diathesis-stress model of near-death experiences work?
Between the poles of science and religion
Important theses
Explanations of scientific terms.