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72Making Sense of Near‐Death Experience Research: Circumstance Specific Alterations of ConsciousnessAnthropology of Consciousness 30 (1): 64-89. 2019.The growing body of research on near-death experiences (NDEs) is an indication of the large number of people claiming such experiences. A surprising feature of the research is that conceptually there is no agreement on what an NDE is and consequently a large number of definitions characterize this field of research. In order to address the definitional quagmire, a first step consists of making sense of NDE definitions. An analysis of existing definitions shows that the term is currently used for…Read more
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24When is an Out-of-Body Experience an Out-of-Body Experience? Reflections about Out-of-Body Phenomena in Neuroscientific ResearchJournal of Cognition and Culture 15 (1-2): 13-31. 2015.In recent years there has been an increased interest in the study of out-of-body experiences by cognitive and neuro-scientists. Nowadays, far-reaching claims regarding the uncovering of the neural mechanisms and pathways, as well as the mystery ofobes in the anthropological and historical record are on offer. In this article the implicit assumption thatobes are much better understood and that real progress has been made are questioned on the basis of the definitional and conceptual problems that…Read more
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25What does it mean to be possessed by a spirit or demon? Some phenomenological insights from neuro-anthropological researchHTS Theological Studies 71 (1). 2015.The visible growth in possession and exorcism in Southern Africa can, amongst others, be attributed to the general impression in Christianity that, since Jesus was a successful exorcist, his followers should follow his example. Historical Jesus research generally endorses a view of Jesus as exorcist, which probably also contributes to this idea, yet there is no or very little reflection about either exorcism or possession as cultural practices. This article offers a critical reflection on posses…Read more
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6Die gesprek tussen AB du Toit en EP Sanders oor Paulus en die Palestynse Judaisme: Die pad vorentoeHTS Theological Studies 45 (4). 1989.
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5’n Herdefiniëring van Paulus se konflik in Galasië: Die brief aan die Galasiërs deur die bril van die sosiale wetenskappeHTS Theological Studies 50 (4). 1994.
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7Van der Horst, P W 1994 - Hellenism-Judaism-Chistianity: Essays on their interactionHTS Theological Studies 55 (2/3). 1999.
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8Medical anthropology as an antidote for ethnocentrism in Jesus research? Putting the illness–disease distinction into perspectiveHTS Theological Studies 67 (1). 2011.
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19The life of a Galilean Shaman: Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological perspectiveHTS Theological Studies 64 (3): 1554-1556. 2008.
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Biology |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |