Le « spirituel mais non religieux » en santé : sacré sauvage et domestication scientifique
ThéoRèmes August 5, 2026 DOI: 10.4000/12z8x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Terminal lucidity Necrophany Neuro-theology |
| Key points | Argues that near-death experiences, terminal lucidity, and necrophany, as instances of the 'wildly sacred,' are being subjected to a 'scientific domestication' that challenges the fluid boundaries of the 'spiritual but not religious' intermediate space in health contexts. |
Abstract
An intermediate space seems to be constituted by the "spiritual but not religious", which we will consider from the angle of its implications in the field of health. We study experiences of the "wildly sacred," particularly at the frontiers of death: near-death experiences, terminal lucidity and necrophany. Presented in spontaneous forms or induced in experimental devices, these experiences are the subject of a new scientific domestication that questions the mobility of the frontiers of this intermediate space.