A near-death experience among the Mapuche people.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1993 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1993-11-4-p219-222. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A Mapuche individual in Chile who reported a near-death experience |
| Duration | Two days in a cataleptic-like state |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key findings | The paper describes a possible near-death experience in a Mapuche individual who was in a cataleptic-like state for two days, with the experience occurring at the end of that period. The account contained common NDE features, including encounters with deceased people and being sent back, and the author argues it shows that past and present cultural environment partly shape the content of mental experiences. |
Abstract
This paper describes a possible near-death experience (NDE) among the Mapuche people of Chile. The individual reporting the experience was in a cataleptic-like state for two days, the experience itself occurring at the end of this period. Some common features of NDEs, such as encounters with deceased people and being sent back, are present, together with clear evidence that past and present cultural environment shape in part the content of mental experiences.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems | 1997 | Case study | n = 4 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |