Including primary sources and a range of interpretive articles The Near-Death Experience: A Reader emphasizes multiple approaches to the study of NDEs, examining religious, scientific and psychological perspectives and implications.
"The 24 essays and book excerpts in this volume provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of near-death experience (NDE), including cases and interpretations." -- Library Journal"... a good overview of the subject ... The Near-Death Experience has much to offer ... [This is] a valuable resource for courses on death and dying and on NDEs." -- Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research