From alpha to omega: Ancient mysteries and the near-death experience
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1987 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1987-5-2-p3-16 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that ancient Egyptian Osirian temple rites may have been deliberately designed to induce an experience functionally identical to modern near-death experiences, using ceremonial procedures to create states resembling NDE features such as out-of-body sensations and divine encounters. |
Abstract
Article discussing Osirian temple rites of ancient Egypt, which may have involved ceremonial procedures deliberately calculated to induce an experience that was functionally identical to modern near-death experiences.
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 4
- The paradox of Jonah: Response to "Solving the riddle of frightening near-death experiences". Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994
- The search for God and afterlife in the age of science. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2010
- [Guest editorial].The search for God and afterlife in the age of science. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2010
- [Review of the book Near-death experiences in antiquity, by J. Platthy]. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996