Topic: Cross Cultural Study

Cross Cultural Study comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in April 2024.

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Dr. Gregory Shushan | Near Death Experience in Indigenous Religion, Afterlife Journeys, & Resurrection
• 12:44 - 16:47

Dr. Gregory Shushan | Near Death Experience in Indigenous Religion, Afterlife Journeys, & Resurrection

Cross-Cultural Commonalities and Variations in NDE Narratives

While Raymond Moody identified fifteen common elements in Western NDEs, Dr. Shushan highlights significant variations in indigenous accounts, such as the absence of a "dark tunnel." In many small-scale societies, the deceased walk a visible path where they see the footprints or ghosts of others. Common themes across cultures include meeting deceased relatives, reaching a symbolic border, and experiencing an idealized mirror image of the physical world.

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