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Near-Death Experiences: Heavenly Insight or Human Illusion?
Birk Engmann
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Description for Near-Death Experiences: Heavenly Insight or Human Illusion?
Paperback. This work examines the diverse views, and many myths, about near-death experiences and describes them from a scientific standpoint. It explores the topic with interesting historical reports and recent well documented cases. Num Pages: 150 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VXPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
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 explained? Attempting to relate matters of scientific knowledge to subjective experience and the realm of belief is a difficult balancing act and has led to a variety of approaches to the topic. This work scrutinizes the diverse views and also myths, about near-death experiences and describes them from a scientific standpoint. Situated at the intersection ... Read more
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 explained? Attempting to relate matters of scientific knowledge to subjective experience and the realm of belief is a difficult balancing act and has led to a variety of approaches to the topic. This work scrutinizes the diverse views and also myths, about near-death experiences and describes them from a scientific standpoint. Situated at the intersection ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319037271
SKU
V9783319037271
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99-15
About Birk Engmann
Birk Engmann works and lives in Leipzig, Germany. He is not only a neurologist, psychiatrist and researcher but has also published in the fields of history of architecture and palaeontology. Furthermore, he is known as a painter.
Reviews for Near-Death Experiences: Heavenly Insight or Human Illusion?
From the book reviews: This book is an expanded version of a German work published in 2011. ... The book is very well written and illustrated with many pictures to simplify the author's discussion; it will be accessible to a wide audience. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic and general library collections. (D. S. Paulson, Choice, ... Read more