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Volume 7: Number 2: Article 4
A Systematic Survey of Near-Death Experiences in South India
Satwant Pasricha, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute
of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS),
Bangalore, 560 029 India
In order to determine the prevalence rate of Near-Death Experiences
(NDEs) in south India, the author systematically surveyed four villages
with a total population of 6430 persons. Eighteen persons were reported
to have died (or nearly died) and revived. Thirteen (72%) of them reported
having had NDEs which is about 2 cases per thousand of the population
surveyed.
Eleven features of the south Indian cases are compared with the features
of north Indian cases. Most of the principal features of the south Indian
cases resemble those reported from north India. However, they also differed
in the frequencies of four features; two of the features were reported
chiefly by the north Indian subjects while another two only by the south
Indian subjects. All these four features have been reported among American
cases. The author suggests the possibility of a genuine phenomenon underlying
the similarities of features among cases in two different cultures.
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