Phenomenology of Near-death Experiences: A Cross-cultural Perspective
Transcultural Psychiatry March 1, 2008 John Belanti, Mahendra Perera, Karuppiah Jagadheesan 64 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) share common themes across cultures, but their phenomenology differs between particular cultures and typical western European experiences. The article compares descriptions of NDEs from a cross-cultural perspective, concluding that variability likely arises from interpretation and verbalization filtered through language, cultural experiences, religion, education, and their interplay, rather than from the core experience itself.