Reading the near-death experience from an African perspective
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Reading the near-death experience from an African perspective | |
| Creator | Agai, Jock | |
| Description | The scientific study of near-death experience (NDE) teaches that NDE does not entail evidence for life after death, but a study of NDE from an African perspective implies that NDE could serve as a yardstick which supports African traditional beliefs concerning death and resurrection. Using references from Ancient-Egyptian afterlife beliefs and those of the Yorubas of Nigeria, I argue that, for Africans, the percipients of NDE did not only come close to death but are regarded as having truly died. The purpose of this research is to initiate an African debate on the subject and to provide background-knowledge about NDE in Africa for counsellors who counsel NDE percipients that are Africans. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-09-14 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v71i1.2898 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 71, No 1 (2015); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2898/6321
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2898/6322
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2898/6323
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2898/6179
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