This chapter reviews the afterlife literature on suicide. It examines reports from ‘the Other Side’ of suicide by studying the ‘afterlife narratives’ provided by those who have attempted as well as completed suicide, as reported by experts, loved ones, mediums, and other authors in the therapeutic afterlife genre. The primary data is drawn from four main types of empirical narratives within the...
This chapter examines afterlife memoirs authored by individuals reporting their spiritually transformative experiences, such as visits to the Other Side and other anomalous events. Focusing primarily on out-of-body and near-death experiences as therapeutic texts, it analyzes the narratives and otherworld representations found within these subgenres. It also examines texts by medical and...