The mystery of frightening transcendent experiences: A rejoinder to Nancy Evans Bush and Christopher Bache.
Mishka Jambor
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1997 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1997-16-2-p163-176. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that Christopher Bache's perinatal account of NDEs is insufficient and proposes a new bliss/abyss model based on mysticism, which can accommodate both pleasant and frightening NDEs and yields testable predictions. |
Abstract
Article reviewing Christopher Bache's perinatal account of near-death experiences (NDEs) and suggesting that it does not go far enough. The author then presents a new model, bliss/abyss, derived from the study of mysticism; shows that pleasant and frightening NDEs can be accommodated within the model; and discusses the predictions that can be drawn from the new theoretical framework.
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Distressing Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry February 1, 1992
- Solving the riddle of frightening near-death experiences: Some testable hypotheses and a perspective based on A course in miracles. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994
- The paradox of Jonah: Response to "Solving the riddle of frightening near-death experiences". Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994
- A perinatal interpretation of frightening near-death experiences: A dialogue with Kenneth Ring. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994
- Frightening near-death experiences revisited: A commentary on responses to my paper by Christopher Bache and Nancy Evans Bush. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994