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An Overview Of The Near-Death Experience Phenomenon, David San Filippo Ph.D. Dec 2006

An Overview Of The Near-Death Experience Phenomenon, David San Filippo Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Near-death experiences appear to be universal phenomena that have been reported for centuries. A near-death encounter is defined as an event in which the individual could very easily die or be killed, or may have already been considered clinically dead, but nonetheless survives, and continue his or her physical life. Reports of near-death experiences date back to the Ice Age. There are cave paintings, in France and Spain that depict possible after life scenes that are similar to reported scenes related to near-death experiences. Plato's Republic presents the story of a near-death experience of a Greek soldier named Er. In …


Freedom To Read: Banned Books Week 2006, New York City College Of Technology Sep 2006

Freedom To Read: Banned Books Week 2006, New York City College Of Technology

Ursula C. Scherwin Library Website Archive

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Readers Who Like This Book, Carol Tenopir Sep 2006

Readers Who Like This Book, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

I LIKE RECREATIONAL SUMMER reading and quickly go through the newest books of my favorite contemporary authors and look for titles with similar themes. Readers' advisory librarians use a plethora of book resources to help readers like me find new authors and interesting titles. The books in the "Genreflecting Advisory Series" published by Libraries Unlimited are key resources, with over 20 volumes that provide a guide to reading in every genre--from historical fiction to Westerns to romances. Other well-established book-finding sites include NoveList and WhichBook.


Cool Dude With Book, University Relations Feb 2006

Cool Dude With Book, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Still looking for a "cool" place to study? Or has that book you're reading left you "cold"? Natalie Kinsky checks out this "cool dude with book" sculpture that can be found among other cold, creative creatures on the campus Mall.


Historical Perspectives On Attitudes Concerning Death And Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D. Jan 2006

Historical Perspectives On Attitudes Concerning Death And Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Beliefs and practices concerning death have changed throughout human history. In pre-modern times, death at a young age was common due to living conditions and medical practices. As medical science has advanced and helped humans live longer, attitudes and responses to death also have changed. In modern Western societies, death is often ignored or feared. Changes in lifestyles and improved medical science have depersonalized death and made it an encroachment on life instead of part of life. This has left many people ill equipped to deal with death when it touches their lives.


Religious Interpretations Of Death, Afterlife & Ndes, David San Filippo Ph.D. Jan 2006

Religious Interpretations Of Death, Afterlife & Ndes, David San Filippo Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

This E-book reviews religious beliefs concerning death, afterlife, and near-death experiences. The discussion will provide commentary regarding the similarities between different religious beliefs and experiences concerning death, as well as between religious interpretations of near-death experiences.


Perspectives On The Fears Of Death & Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D. Jan 2006

Perspectives On The Fears Of Death & Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

This E-Book will examine some perspectives on fear, the fears of death, and constructs used to overcome or deal with the fears of death. By examining the literature on fear in general, a framework can be developed to understand how individuals become fearful. In the section, “Fears of Death,” what people fear about death and why they fear it will be discussed.


Philosophical, Psychological & Spiritual Perspectives On Death & Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D. Jan 2006

Philosophical, Psychological & Spiritual Perspectives On Death & Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

This Ebook reviews the philosophical perspectives on death, the psychological perspectives on death and the fears of death and some religious perspectives of death. The philosophic section will review perspectives of death from ancient Greece through modernity. The psychological section will review death, and the fear of death, from the perspectives of psychoanalytic, humanistic, and existentialist theories. The religious section will provide a brief overview of Prehistoric, African, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian religious beliefs concerning death and afterlife.


The Art Of Emptiness: Buddhist Nature In Picture Books Of Miyazawa Kenji's Donguri To Yamaneko (Wildcat And The Acorns), Helen Kilpatrick Jan 2006

The Art Of Emptiness: Buddhist Nature In Picture Books Of Miyazawa Kenji's Donguri To Yamaneko (Wildcat And The Acorns), Helen Kilpatrick

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933), the author of Donguri to Yamaneko [3], is recognised as one of "the most imaginative spinner[s] of children's stories, of twentieth-century Japan" (Satô xvii). Moreover, Kenji, as he is commonly known, is probably Japan's most renowned Buddhist writer and his work is now taught in schools and universities. [4]He was writing at a time when Japan was undergoing rapid modernisation and much of his work, including Donguri, was created as a protest against the spiritual desolation associated with rampant industrialisation, commodification and consumerism. Donguri should be considered in this context as the story ultimately foregrounds a communion …


Review Of Dangerous Motherhood: Insanity And Childbirth In Victorian Britain, By Hilary Marland, Kristine Swenson Jan 2006

Review Of Dangerous Motherhood: Insanity And Childbirth In Victorian Britain, By Hilary Marland, Kristine Swenson

English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works

The article reviews the book "Dangerous Motherhood: Insanity and Childbirth in Victorian Britain," by Hilary Marland.


Women's Wisdom: Sharing Her Voice, Jennifer Feder Jan 2006

Women's Wisdom: Sharing Her Voice, Jennifer Feder

Neureuther Book Collection Essay Competition

Undergraduate Winner: 1st Place, 2006. 19th Annual Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Competition.


The Improvising Image: A Jazz Photography Collection, Benjamin Cawthra Jan 2006

The Improvising Image: A Jazz Photography Collection, Benjamin Cawthra

Neureuther Book Collection Essay Competition

Graduate Winner: 2nd Place, 2006. 19th Annual Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Competition.


The Private Memoirs And Confessions Of A Justified Collector Of Scottish Books, Ryan Shirey Jan 2006

The Private Memoirs And Confessions Of A Justified Collector Of Scottish Books, Ryan Shirey

Neureuther Book Collection Essay Competition

Graduate Winner: 1st Place, 2006. 19th Annual Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Competition.


The Kindred Spirits Of My Dusty Upper Shelf, Wendy Xin Jan 2006

The Kindred Spirits Of My Dusty Upper Shelf, Wendy Xin

Neureuther Book Collection Essay Competition

Undergraduate Winner: 2nd Place, 2006. 19th Annual Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Competition.


The 2006 Orbis Pictus Award Winner And Other Outstanding Nonfiction Books, S. Wilson, C. Avery, K. Ford, M. Hancock, B. Y. Louie, Sylvia Read, E. C. Stephens Jan 2006

The 2006 Orbis Pictus Award Winner And Other Outstanding Nonfiction Books, S. Wilson, C. Avery, K. Ford, M. Hancock, B. Y. Louie, Sylvia Read, E. C. Stephens

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

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