Abstract
The article deals with pilot data of a study of Uzbek people, mainly clinical- death survivors, in regard to possible near-death experiences (NDE). Evaluation of the first 13 cases showed that there is no regular sequel of experiences in NDE. In the thirteen cases there were no reports of tunnel phenomena or of film-clip-like experiences. Instead, acoustic phenomena, visions of light, feelings, and out-ofbody experiences were most common. NDE are not stringently connected with clinical death, but also happened under a “normal” operation. Nor do they always appear in cases of clinical death and resuscitation. Also, NDE are influenced by one’s memories and cultural background. In conclusion, pilot data support the criticism that the term NDE is too broad, and demonstrate neuropsychological phenomena of multiple realizations of the same mental functions.
Highlights
Near death experiences are a widely discussed phenomenon
Of the 10 reanimated patients 6 reported about near-death experiences (NDE) phenomena (60%)
Of the 3 nonreanimated patients 2 reported about NDE. 9 patients were Muslims, 1 atheist, 3 unknown as to religion. 7 of the 9 Muslim patients had NDE (77.8%), and 2 did not (22.2%)
Summary
Near death experiences are a widely discussed phenomenon. Most investigations derive from countries of the Western world where reports of near-death experiencesB. A problem in studying NDE is the influence of secondary reprocessing of phenomena under a person’s cultural and religious views. It is worth discussing whether such expectations influence frequency and pattern of NDE, as had previously been shown in a study of the influence of atheism in East- Germany (former GDR) as compared to the more religious western part of Germany. NDE and religious interpretations of it were more frequent in the West [6] Such influences are a distortion factor in the search for possible core phenomena directly linked to clinical death. Because of these problems the authors started a study of NDE in Uzbekistan. Data from the Islamic world on NDE are rare, and may offer interesting contrasts to Christian views of it
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