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Double Vision: The Divided Self in Near-Death Experiences and Postmodernism
| Content Provider | University of North Texas |
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| Author | Lee, Raymond L. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Abstract: In Peter Novak's recent work (2003), he suggested the hypothesis that the human self is intrinsically bifurcated and separates into distinct components of consciousness at death. He referred to the near-death literature for evidence of this separation. His analysis of this literature implied that the after-death experience is not sequentially determined but is shaped simultaneously by different events corresponding to those components of consciousness. His proposal to reconcile those components addressed the need for self-integration at death. However, proponents of postmodernism question the singularity of self-identity and propose the multiplicity of self-experience. Their challenge to the belief in a wholly integrated self brings into question the therapeutic value of recognizing self-division in death. If the self lacks a foundation, then it is fruitless to seek an illusory level of integration. Rather, self-division in death points to a more astute understanding of the emptiness of the self. |
| Starting Page | 35 |
| Ending Page | 55 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 08914494 |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/67531/metadc461708 |
| Journal | Journal of Near-Death Studies |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Association for Near-Death Studies |
| Publisher Date | 2015-11-30 |
| Publisher Place | Durham, North Carolina |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | full articles divided self near-death experiences nothingness postmodernism |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
