"I Was Home:" Near-Death Experiences and Reincarnation Hypothesis
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2025 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2025-43-1-p4-30 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Discusses near-death experiences that reference a feeling of "returning home" and considers the hypothesis that these experiences could support reincarnation. |
Abstract
Article discussing accounts of near-death experiences that specifically reference a feeling of "returning home" and considering the hypothesis that these experiences could support the idea of reincarnation.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times | 1987 | Historical analysis | |
| Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins | 1990 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-death experiences between science and prejudice | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |