Culture and the near-death experience: Comments on Keith Augustine's "Psychophysiological and cultural correlates undermining a survivalist interpretation of near-death experiences".
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2007 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2007-26-2-p147-153 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that near-death experiences are not a singular entity and that there are sound grounds for developing a typology of experiences with different or overlapping causes and phenomenology, influenced by social expectations and culture. |
Abstract
Abstract: This paper is a sociological commentary on the leading paper by Keith Augustine. It discusses the relationship between social expectations and culture as well as extending the discussion about the possibility that near-death experiences may not be a singular entity. I suggest there are sound grounds for developing a typology of experiences that have different and or overlapping causes and phenomenology.