Near-Death Experiences

Heavenly Insight or Human Illusion?
2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-03727-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 2467 g

The expression "Near-Death Experience" is associated in the popular understanding with access to knowledge about our transition between the states of life and death. But how should such experiences be interpreted? Are they verifiable with scientific methods? If so, how can they be explained? Attempting to relate matters of scientific knowledge to subjective experience and the realm of belief is a difficult balancing act and has led to a variety of approaches to the topic. This work scrutinizes the diverse views and also myths, about near-death experiences and describes them from a scientific standpoint. Situated at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and religious studies this book will appeal to a broad audience of both scientists and general readers.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Engmann, Birk

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Is there historical evidence of near-death experiences or do we merely see what we want to see?.- Problems and Contradictions.- Medical theories.- Opportunities and boundaries of heuristic methods.- Does a diathesis-stress model of near-death experiences work?.- Between the poles of science and religion.- Important theses.- Explanations of scientific terms.

Über Autor(innen)

Birk Engmann works and lives in Leipzig, Germany. He is not only a neurologist, psychiatrist and researcher but has also published in the fields of history of architecture and palaeontology. Furthermore, he is known as a painter.