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Near-death experience by proxy: A case study

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A recent interview with a 34-year-old man, currently serving a life sentence for murder, revealed a remarkable case of “near-death experience by proxy”. The phenomenological features of the experience unfolded typically, with some slight variation in content. The immediate drastic changes in attitude and belief following the experience are described.

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  1. School of Sociology, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, 2033, Kensington, NSW, Australia

    Cherie Sutherland B.A. (doctoral student)

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Ms. Sutherland was formerly a lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Sydney.

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Sutherland, C. Near-death experience by proxy: A case study. J Near-Death Stud 8, 241–251 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074277

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