Paranormal Experience and Survival of Death

Paranormal Experience and Survival of Death amasses data and surveys from a century of research on the paranormal on four continents: Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Studying the tensions between religious and scientific perspectives, Becker reviews numerous substantiated accounts of demon-possession, of memories of past lives, of ghostly apparitions, and out-of-body experiences. He analyzes the medical evidence and what such experiences imply about survival after death. The author then looks at the reasons for the taboos on scientific discussion of such research within the social sciences, and proposes a new paradigm for a more holistic view of the field.

About the author

Carl B. Becker is Professor of Comparative Thought at Kyoto University, Japan. He has also written Survival: Life After Death in Christianity, Buddhism, and Modern Science; American Ideals; and Communication: East and West.

Product details

• Authors: Carl B Becker, Carl B. Becker
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.1993
• EAN: 9780791414767
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1476-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Series: Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Western Esoteric Traditio
• Subject: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures