Gregory Shushan – Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilisations
Did near-death experiences influence afterlife beliefs in ancient civilisations?
Award-winning author Gregory Shushan, PhD, reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on religious beliefs and ritual practices in ancient civilisations. Focusing on Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Mesoamerica, he shows how there is a series of similarities between their afterlife beliefs too consistent and specific to be mere coincidence. He explores how this discovery can be understood in terms of NDEs, and the interactions with shamanism and social-historical factors. Drawing on anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, Shushan will look at how afterlife beliefs developed over time, while also exploring the metaphysical parapsychological implications of his discoveries.
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About the speaker:
Gregory Ortiz Shushan, PhD, is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, and the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. His books include Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, and The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife. He is also the editor of Mind Dust and White Crows: The Psychical Research of William James, and The Historical Anthology of Near-Death Experiences (forthcoming). Dr Shushan is currently researching near-death experience in Classical antiquity at Birmingham Newman and Liverpool Hope Universities.
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Gregory ShushanPhD, AuthorGregory Ortiz Shushan, PhD, is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, and the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. His books include Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, and The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife. He is also the editor of Mind Dust and White Crows: The Psychical Research of William James, and The Historical Anthology of Near-Death Experiences (forthcoming). Dr Shushan is currently researching near-death experience in Classical antiquity at Birmingham Newman and Liverpool Hope Universities.