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    Native American Near-Death Experiences, Shamanism, and the Afterlife
    Gregory Shushan
    • May 27
    • 8 min

    Native American Near-Death Experiences, Shamanism, and the Afterlife

    This month I’d like to share with you an extended excerpt from a newly reprinted classic in this rarefied field: The North American...
    187 views
    New Patreon Benefit: E-Book of "Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations"
    Gregory Shushan
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    New Patreon Benefit: E-Book of "Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations"

    My first book, Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations, has recently gone out of print. This means that for the first time...
    91 views
    New on YouTube: NDEs, Reincarnation, and After-Death Communication
    Gregory Shushan
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    New on YouTube: NDEs, Reincarnation, and After-Death Communication

    A great event in which I joined other scholars in a free, open-access online event for anyone curious about near-death experiences,...
    28 views
    A 19th Century Mormon Near-Death Experience (Phoebe Carter Woodruff)
    Gregory Shushan
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    A 19th Century Mormon Near-Death Experience (Phoebe Carter Woodruff)

    In 1838 a Mormon pioneer woman named Phoebe Carter Woodruff had an NDE as a result of "brain fever." Her illness was brought on by a...
    101 views
    First Article for Medium: "What Exactly is a Near-Death Experience?"
    Gregory Shushan
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    First Article for Medium: "What Exactly is a Near-Death Experience?"

    Seems like a pretty straightforward question, but you might be surprised at the misuses and misconceptions out there - which at least...
    35 views
    Near-Death Experiences from Ancient China
    Gregory Shushan
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Near-Death Experiences from Ancient China

    The earliest known account of a near-death experience from an actual documentary source (as opposed to a religious or mythological one)...
    118 views
    The NDE of "America's Hitler": William Dudley Pelley (1928)
    Gregory Shushan
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    The NDE of "America's Hitler": William Dudley Pelley (1928)

    In 1928, this American fascist, fraudster, and occultist wrote an article about his NDE. Was it a genuine account or just propaganda?
    852 views
    Gregory Shushan
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    One More Copy of "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions" - for a Pledge of $10 or More!

    I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that because of the pandemic, Oxford University Press has temporarily suspended issuing...
    27 views
    No, NDEs are not a "purely a Western phenomenon.”
    Gregory Shushan
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    No, NDEs are not a "purely a Western phenomenon.”

    I was recently invited by by the Religious Studies Project to respond to an interview with another scholar of near-death experiences who...
    20 views
    Skeptiko Interview and Discussion Now Live!
    Gregory Shushan
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Skeptiko Interview and Discussion Now Live!

    Cross-Cultural Near-Death Experiences: Skeptiko Interview and Discussion Now Live!
    51 views

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