Different Kinds of Near-Death Experience: A Report on a Survey of Near-Death Experiences in Germany |
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Authors: | Hubert Knoblauch Ina Schmied Bernt Schnettler |
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Institution: | (1) University of Zürich, Switzerland;(2) Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene, Freiburg i. Br., Germany;(3) University of Konstanz, Germany |
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Abstract: | This article provides a short summary of a representative survey on near-death experiences (NDEs) in Germany, which is the first of its kind in Europe. We tested several assumptions derived from previous research on NDEs, including the assumptions of a unified pattern of experience, the universality of the pattern, and the necessary link between NDEs and clinical death. We received replies from more than 2,000 persons, 4 percent of whom reported NDEs. The patterns of the NDEs did not seem to correspond to earlier findings: aside from being much more diverse, they also differed with respect to cultural variables, particularly the difference between religious interpretations and the differences between post-socialist East Germany and West Germany. |
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Keywords: | sociology of near-death experience surveys Europe Germany cultural comparison |
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