An Hawaiian Near-Death Experience
Journal of Near-Death Studies September 1, 2001 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011164711148 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA case report describes a Hawaiian near-death experience (NDE) from the early 1900s, found in a 1907 monograph of Hawaiian folk tales. The account appears to be a real-life experience rather than a folk tale. The report compares this NDE to other Pacific area accounts, especially the only other known Polynesian NDE, a Maori NDE reported by Michael King in 1985, noting similarities and differences.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case report Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Sociology History |
| Key finding | Argues that a Hawaiian near-death experience from the early 1900s, found in a folk tale monograph, appears to be a real-life account and shares similarities and differences with other Pacific area NDEs, particularly a Maori NDE. |
Abstract
This paper is a case report of an Hawaiian near-death experience (NDE) from the early 1900s, which was uncovered in a turn-of-the-century monograph of Hawaiian folk tales (Thrum, 1907). The account differs from others in the same volume because it appears to be a real-life account rather than a folk tale. I describe similarities and differences from other Pacific area accounts, with particular attention to the only other Polynesian NDE account in the literature, a Maori NDE reported by Michael King in 1985.