3 papers in the library · 324 citations · publishing 1987-1990
The Journal of near-death studies 1990 Carol Zaleski
Abstract: Acknowledging the cultural shaping of near-death experiences makes possible a deeper and more sophisticated appreciation of their meaning and validity.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion December 1, 1987 Lee A. Kirkpatrick, Carol Zaleski 318 citations
This book represents the first objective, comprehensive survey of the evidence for life after death provided by 'near-death' experiences. Carol Zalewski demonstrates that the eyewitness account of life after death is a common motif in the folklore and religious literature of the world, and shows that medieval Christian visionary narratives in particular offer surprisingly close parallels to the...
The Journal of near-death studies 1987 Carol G. Zaleski 6 citations
Article proposing a nonreductionist interpretation of near-death experiences (NDEs), showing that it is possible to give credit to individual testimony while still taking into account the physiological, psychological, and cultural conditions that influence visionary experience in the face of death.