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The near-death experience: A theoretical summarization.

Craig R. Lundahl

The Journal of near-death studies 1993 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1993-12-2-p105-118. (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Near-death experience
Citations 4
Key points Proposes a systematic theory of the near-death experience based on accumulated research, consisting of 23 propositions that describe the NDE developmental process and their interrelationships, along with a proposed model of causal relationships for the NDE and its aftermath.

Abstract

This article (a) outlines a systematic theory of the near-death experience (NDE) based on accumulated research; (b) formulates 23 propositions that describe the NDE developmental process and illustrates these propositions and their relationship to one another; and (c) discusses observations on the sequence of events for the NDE and its aftermath and illustrates a proposed model of causal relationships for the NDE.