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Out-of-body and near-death experiences : brain-state phenomena or glimpses of immortality? /

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Personalised accounts of out-of-body (OBE) and near-death (NDE) experiences are frequently interpreted as offering evidence for immortality and an afterlife. Since most OBE/NDE follow severe curtailments of cerebral circulation with loss of consciousness, the agonal brain supposedly permits 'mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marsh, Michael N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford theological monographs.
Subjects:
Near-death experiences.
Astral projection.
Neurophysiology.
Death.
Parapsychology.
Subconsciousness.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Body schema.
Death
Neurophysiology
Brain > physiology
Parapsychology
Unconscious, Psychology
Attitude to Death
Body Image
Expériences de mort imminente.
Voyage astral.
Neurophysiologie.
Mort.
Parapsychologie.
Inconscient.
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
Schéma corporel.
deaths.
unconscious.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > Near-Death Experience.
Subconsciousness
Death > Psychological aspects
Astral projection
Near-death experiences
Bijna-dood-ervaringen.
Uittreding (lichaam)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Personalised accounts of out-of-body (OBE) and near-death (NDE) experiences are frequently interpreted as offering evidence for immortality and an afterlife. Since most OBE/NDE follow severe curtailments of cerebral circulation with loss of consciousness, the agonal brain supposedly permits 'mind', 'soul' or 'consciousness' to escape neural control and provide glimpses of the afterlife. Michael Marsh critically analyses the work of five key writers who support this so-called "dying brain" hypothesis. He firmly disagrees with such otherworldly 'mystical' or 'psychical' interpretations
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191573361
0191573361