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Volume 6: Number 2: Article 4
Are Reincarnation Type Cases Shaped by Parental Guidance? An Empirical Study Concerning the Limits of Parents' Influence on Children
Satwant Pasricha, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute
of Mental Health & Neuro-sciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
The author conducted a systematic survey of cases of the reincarnation
type in a region of northern India with an estimated population of 8611
persons. The 91 respondents informed about 19 cases, suggesting a prevalence
rate of 2.2 per thousand in this area. In addition to the characteristics
of the cases, the author learned about the range and extent of dissemination
of information about such cases. Information regarding the occurrence
of particular cases traveled a maximum of 75 kilometers; in 94% of the
cases it never went beyond 25 kilometers. Information about the factual
details of cases traveled even shorter distances. Cases occurring within
the same family or the same village showed considerable variations in
important features, making it unlikely that cases developed later had
been modeled on ones occurring earlier.
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