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 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1994-13-1-p5-23 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 24 |
| Key points | The article presents the typology of Bruce Greyson and Nancy Evans Bush, which distinguishes three varieties of frightening near-death experiences, and discusses how these types are characterized and differentiated. |
Abstract
Article discussing three varieties of frightening near-death experiences (NDEs), as distinguished in the typology of Bruce Greyson and Nancy Evans Bush.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times | 1987 | Historical analysis | |
| Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins | 1990 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-death experiences between science and prejudice | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 8
- The evolving self: finding meaning in near-death experiences using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Mental Health, Religion & Culture December 8, 2008
- The Near-Death Experience: A Reality Check? Humanities March 28, 2016
- The paradox of Jonah: Response to "Solving the riddle of frightening near-death experiences". Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994
- The death dream and near-death Darwinism. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996
- The mystery of frightening transcendent experiences: A rejoinder to Nancy Evans Bush and Christopher Bache. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1997
and 3 more in the library
Cites 4
- Distressing Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry February 1, 1992
- Ketamine and the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1984
- [Guest editorial].Is there a hell? Surprising observations about the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1992
- The devil in heaven: A near-death experience with both positive and negative facets Journal of Near-Death Studies September 1, 1988