>>Hello, I am preparing a senior level class presentation on Near Death
>>Experiences for my "Psychology & Religion" class and was wondering if
>>anyone would be able to recommend some sources of information on the
>>subject (other that the "Journal of Near Death Studies" which is not
>>available in the local area) or some psychological aspects which would
>>be of an interest to an Undergraduate Psychology class.
>>Thanks in advance
Off hand, four sources I can recall would be :
Several of Susan Blackmore's books and articles, including
her 1983 _Beyond_the_Body_.
Kenneth Ring's books on the subject, summarizing physiological
and psychological changes not only during but in the aftermath
of NDE's. I think one one of his books was called _The_Omega_Project_.
It is also somewhat speculative in parts, comparing aspects of NDEs with
various descriptions of the Kundalini concept in Yogic practice,
for example.
There was an article recently (previous issue) in the Journal of
Scientific Exploration summarizing various aspects of the studies so
far into near death experiences.
Andrew Neher's The_Psychology_of_Transcendence is a mostly
behaviorist (and skeptical) view of near death and other religious,
mystical, and paranormal experiences and beliefs. It is probably
most interesting for its rather diverse bibliography on a number
of related topics.
There are many others, but those stand out in my mind as
having some potential value for an undergraduate psychological survey.
kind regards,
todd
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