[Book Reviews] [Review of the book Consciousness beyond life: The science of the near-death experience, by P. van Lommel].
Dan Punzak
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2010 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2010-29-2-p343-353 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Consciousness Psychoanalysis Aesthetics Environmental ethics |
| Key findings | Near-death experiences occur during clinical death and suggest consciousness may exist independently of brain function. |
Abstract
Review of a book titled "Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience" written by Pam van Lommel.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distressing Near-Death Experiences | 1992 | Review | |
| Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Individuals who have had near-death experiences | 1980 | Review | n = 21 |
| Near-death experiences. | 2004 | Review | |
| The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences | 2009 | Review | |
| Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors | 2005 | Review |