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| [[Image:Ascent of the Blessed.jpg|165px|right|thumb|''[[Ascent of the Blessed]]'' by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (after 1490) depicts a tunnel of light and spiritual figures similar to those reported by near-death experiencers.'']] | | [[Image:Ascent of the Blessed.jpg|165px|right|thumb|''[[Ascent of the Blessed]]'' by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (after 1490) depicts a tunnel of light and spiritual figures similar to those reported by near-death experiencers.'']] |
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| + | A [[near-death experience]] (NDE) is an experience reported by a person who nearly died, or who experienced [[clinical death]] and then revived. NDEs include one or more of the following experiences: a sense of being dead; an [[out-of-body experience]]; a sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area; a sense of overwhelming love and peace; a sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway; meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures; encountering a being of light, or a light; experiencing a [[life review]]; reaching a border or boundary; and a feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by reluctance. (Psychology Today[http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19920701-000030.html]) |
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− | A [[near-death experience]] (NDE) is an experience reported by a person who nearly died, or who experienced [[clinical death]] and then revived. NDEs include one or more of the following experiences: a sense of being dead; an [[out-of-body experience]]; a sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area; a sense of overwhelming love and peace; a sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway; meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures; encountering a being of light, or a light; experiencing a [[life review]]; reaching a border or boundary; and a feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by reluctance.<ref name=Mauro>{{cite web |last=Mauro |first=James |authorlink= |title=Bright lights, big mystery |work=Psychology Today |date=1992 |url=http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19920701-000030.html |accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref>
| + | Interest in the NDE was originally spurred by the research of psychiatrists [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], George Ritchie, and [[Raymond Moody| Raymond Moody Jr]]. In 1998, Moody was appointed chair in "consciousness studies" at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. The [[International Association for Near-death Studies]] (IANDS) was founded in 1978 to meet the needs of early researchers and experiencers within this field of research. Later researchers, such as psychiatrist [[Bruce Greyson]], psychologist [[Kenneth Ring]], and cardiologist Michael Sabom, introduced the study of near-death experiences to the academic setting. |
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− | Interest in the NDE was originally spurred by the research of psychiatrists [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], George Ritchie, and [[Raymond Moody| Raymond Moody Jr]]. In 1998, Moody was appointed chair in "consciousness studies" at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. The [[International Association for Near-death Studies]] (IANDS) was founded in 1978 to meet the needs of early researchers and experiencers within this field of research. Later researchers, such as psychiatrist [[Bruce Greyson]], psychologist [[Kenneth Ring]], and cardiologist Michael Sabom, introduced the study of near-death experiences to the academic setting.<ref name="Mauro"/> | |
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