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The Near-Death Experience as a Shamanic Initiation: A Case Study (Journal of Near-Death Studies)

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    Phoenix Amata
  • Nov 19, 2023
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Updated: Feb 14, 2024




Published: June 200


by J. Timothy Green


Journal of Near-Death Studies volume 19, pages 209–225 (2001)


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Green, J.T. The Near-Death Experience as a Shamanic Initiation: A Case Study. Journal of Near-Death Studies 19, 209–225 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007859024038



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