|
''Life After Life'' is a 1975 book written by psychiatrist Raymond Moody. It is a report on a qualitative study in which Moody interviewed 150 people who had undergone near-death experiences (NDEs). The book presents the author's composite account of what it is like to die.〔Clifton D. Bryant (2003). (Handbook of Death and Dying ) Sage, p.138.〕〔Michael Marsh. (Review: Beyond Death: The Rebirth of Immortality ) ''The Hastings Center Report'', Vol. 7, No. 5 (Oct., 1977), pp. 40-42.〕 On the basis of his collection of cases, Moody identified a common set of elements in NDEs:〔
''Life After Life'' sold more than 13 million copies,〔(Towards the light ) ''The Age'', March 23, 2004.〕 was translated into a dozen foreign languages and became an international best seller, which made the subject of NDEs popular and opened the way for many other studies.〔Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline Watt (2007). (An introduction to parapsychology ) McFarland, p. 158.〕〔Duane S. Crowther (2005). (Life Everlasting ) Cedar Fort, p. 19.〕 ==Reception== Scientists have written that Moody's alleged evidence for an afterlife is flawed, logically and empirically.〔Barry Beyerstein. (1990). ''Evaluating the Anomalous Experience''. In Kendrick Frazier. ''The Hundredth Monkey and Other Paradigms of the Paranormal''. Prometheus Books. pp. 43-53. ISBN 0-87975-655-1〕 The psychologist James Alcock has noted that "() appears to ignore a great deal of the scientific literature dealing with hallucinatory experiences in general, just as he quickly glosses over the very real limitations of his research method."〔James Alcock. (1981). ''Psychology and Near-Death Experiences''. In Kendrick Frazier. ''Paranormal Borderlands of Science''. Prometheus Books. pp. 153-169. ISBN 0-87975-148-7〕 The philosopher Paul Kurtz has written that Moody's evidence for the NDE is based on personal interviews and anecdotal accounts and there has been no statistical analyses of his data. According to Kurtz "there is no reliable evidence that people who report such experiences have died and returned, or that consciousness exists separate from the brain or body."〔Paul Kurtz. (1991). ''Toward a New Enlightenment: The Philosophy of Paul Kurtz''. Transaction Publishers. p. 349. ISBN 1-56000-118-6〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life After Life (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|