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Dying to Live: Near Death Experiences
Contributor(s): Blackmore, Susan J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0879758708     ISBN-13: 9780879758707
Publisher: Prometheus Books
OUR PRICE: $32.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 1993
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Annotation: Opinion has long been divided over Near-Death Experiences, or NDEs, some presenting them as evidence for the existence of the soul and life after death, others arguing that they are merely the chemical and physiological products of a dying brain. Susan Blackmore has interviewed many people who claim to have had NDEs, and after researching hundreds of case histories she offers an absorbing and detailed review of this fascinating and controversial phenomenon. While presenting clear physical explanations for the changes that take place within the brain, Blackmore argues that true spiritual transformation comes not from searching after a spirit or soul that survives death, but from reinterpreting the concept of "self" itself. Dying to Live succeeds in bridging the gap between the scientific and the spiritual points of view and shows how an understanding of NDEs can help us live our lives in the face of death and lead the way to genuine self-knowledge.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Parapsychology - Near-death Experience
- Psychology
Dewey: 133.901
LCCN: 93024749
Lexile Measure: 1150(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.33" W x 9.3" L (1.50 lbs) 294 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/1994 pg. 161
Booklist 10/15/1993 pg. 396
Publishers Weekly 10/11/1993
 
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Publisher Description:
Progress in medical science has increased our understanding of what happens when the brain begins to fail. Psychology delves ever more deeply into the nature of the self. In Dying to Live, Blackmore, a leading expert in near-death experiences, explores what psychology, biology, and medicine have to say about this extraordinary aspect of death and dying.
 
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