Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Independently Published, 2026
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Paperback. More than one in ten survivors of cardiac arrest return with vivid, often life-changing memories of an experience that medicine has not yet been able to fully explain.Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning is a clear and unhurried companion to one of the most discussed and least understood subjects in modern consciousness studies. Drawing on five decades of research, the book traces the field from its ancient antecedents in Plato and the medieval visionary literature through the foundational work of Raymond Moody, Kenneth Ring, Bruce Greyson, Pim van Lommel, and Sam Parnia. Each chapter takes a short, focused subject and treats it with care, so that the reader emerges with a real understanding of what the literature does and does not say.The reader will meet the recurring features: the sense of leaving the body, the passage through darkness, the encounter with light and presence, the life review, the boundary at which the experiencer is told it is not yet time. Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning attends to cross-cultural variation, to the distressing experiences that are too often left out of popular accounts, to the neuroscience of the dying brain, to the skeptical critique, and to the lasting after-effects reported by those who return. The tone is warm, careful, and intellectually honest.What makes Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning distinctive: A balanced introduction to the field, from Plato and the bardo traditions to modern resuscitation medicineClear coverage of the common features with realistic frequencies and honest caveatsCareful attention to cross-cultural patterns and to the experiences of childrenA serious treatment of the medical, neuroscientific, and philosophical debatesA respectful engagement with the skeptical position alongside the testimony of experiencersA practical closing on listening, integrating, and living with the questionWhether you come to the subject because someone close to you has had such an experience, because you have had one yourself, because you are wrestling with the fear of death, or simply because you are curious about what consciousness does at the edge, this small book will give you a foundation for thinking and reading further with confidence. Clear, concise, and faithful to a phenomenon that resists easy explanation. About the Author Margaret Anne Ashworth is a British writer and independent researcher with a background in philosophy and the literature of consciousness. For many years she has been drawn to the borderlands of human experience where medicine, spirituality, and the imagination overlap, with a particular interest in how the testimony of those who have stood close to death can be approached with both rigor and tenderness. Her writing aims at clarity above all. She believes that some of the most important questions a person can ask about being alive sit at the edge of what science can measure and what language can carry, and that those questions deserve plain prose rather than jargon. Her work returns again and again to a single conviction: that timeless subjects become useful only when they are made accessible, and that accessibility is a craft, not a compromise. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Título
- Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell (Paperback)
- Autor
- Margaret Anne Ashworth
- Editorial
- Independently Published
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798181107557
More than one in ten survivors of cardiac arrest return with vivid, often life-changing memories of an experience that medicine has not yet been able to fully explain.
Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning is a clear and unhurried companion to one of the most discussed and least understood subjects in modern consciousness studies. Drawing on five decades of research, the book traces the field from its ancient antecedents in Plato and the medieval visionary literature through the foundational work of Raymond Moody, Kenneth Ring, Bruce Greyson, Pim van Lommel, and Sam Parnia. Each chapter takes a short, focused subject and treats it with care, so that the reader emerges with a real understanding of what the literature does and does not say.
The reader will meet the recurring features: the sense of leaving the body, the passage through darkness, the encounter with light and presence, the life review, the boundary at which the experiencer is told it is not yet time. Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning attends to cross-cultural variation, to the distressing experiences that are too often left out of popular accounts, to the neuroscience of the dying brain, to the skeptical critique, and to the lasting after-effects reported by those who return. The tone is warm, careful, and intellectually honest.
What makes Near-Death Experiences in a Nutshell: Visions, Patterns, and Meaning distinctive:
- A balanced introduction to the field, from Plato and the bardo traditions to modern resuscitation medicine
- Clear coverage of the common features with realistic frequencies and honest caveats
- Careful attention to cross-cultural patterns and to the experiences of children
- A serious treatment of the medical, neuroscientific, and philosophical debates
- A respectful engagement with the skeptical position alongside the testimony of experiencers
- A practical closing on listening, integrating, and living with the question
Whether you come to the subject because someone close to you has had such an experience, because you have had one yourself, because you are wrestling with the fear of death, or simply because you are curious about what consciousness does at the edge, this small book will give you a foundation for thinking and reading further with confidence. Clear, concise, and faithful to a phenomenon that resists easy explanation.
About the Author
Margaret Anne Ashworth is a British writer and independent researcher with a background in philosophy and the literature of consciousness. For many years she has been drawn to the borderlands of human experience where medicine, spirituality, and the imagination overlap, with a particular interest in how the testimony of those who have stood close to death can be approached with both rigor and tenderness.
Her writing aims at clarity above all. She believes that some of the most important questions a person can ask about being alive sit at the edge of what science can measure and what language can carry, and that those questions deserve plain prose rather than jargon. Her work returns again and again to a single conviction: that timeless subjects become useful only when they are made accessible, and that accessibility is a craft, not a compromise.
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