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Evaluating near-death testimony: A challenge for theology.

Carol Zaleski

The Journal of near-death studies 1987 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1987-5-2-p17-52. (opens in new tab)

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Key points Argues that a nonreductionist interpretation of near-death experiences is possible, one that credits individual testimony while still taking into account the physiological, psychological, and cultural conditions that influence visionary experience in the face of death.

Abstract

Article proposing a nonreductionist interpretation of near-death experiences (NDEs), showing that it is possible to give credit to individual testimony while still taking into account the physiological, psychological, and cultural conditions that influence visionary experience in the face of death.