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'''''European Cases of the Reincarnation Type''''' is a 2003 book by [[psychiatrist]] [[Ian Stevenson]], who conducted research into claims of [[reincarnation]]. This book focuses on different [[reincarnation research]] case studies in a Western setting. This approach addresses a possible objection to some of Stevenson's previous work, reported from foreign cultures such as India, where people already believe in reincarnation for religious reasons.<ref>Robert Almeder. [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/reviews/reviews_18_2_almeder.pdf Book Review: European Cases of the Reincarnation Type] ''[[Journal of Scientific Exploration]]'', Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004, pp. 323-324.</ref> This was Stevenson's last book before he died in 2007.<ref>Tom Shroder. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021001393.html Ian Stevenson; Sought To Document Memories Of Past Lives in Children] ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 11, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/334/7595/700 Ian Pretyman Stevenson: Psychiatrist who researched reincarnation with scientific rigour] ''[[British Medical Journal]]'' 2007, 334(7595):700 (31 March).</ref> |
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1) To show that cases of the [reincarnation] type ... occur in European cultures, where fewer individuals believe in reincarnation than in Asia. 2) To show that essential features of these cases are similar to those found in Asia, Africa, and Northwest North American native tribes. 3) To show that some of the cases reported provide evidence of information transmitted by means outside of normal communication—extrasensory perception being one and reincarnation another. Stevenson also hopes that this book will stimulate the reporting and investigating of more cases of this type from Western cultures.<ref name=cad/><ref>Ian Stevenson, ''European Cases of the Reincarnation Type'', McFarland and Company, 2003. 270 pp. ISBN 0-786-4 14-588.</ref> |
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''European Cases of the Reincarnation Type'' examines 40 European cases and includes a section on the belief in reincarnation among Europeans.<ref>[[University of Virginia]]. [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/personalitystudies/publications.cfm Research on Reincarnation]</ref> The book shows that "cases of the reincarnation type occur in modern western cultures", and many of these are similar to those from Asia where a belief in reincarnation is more widespread.<ref>Edward F. Kelly, Emily Williams Kelly (2007). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2oV61CeDx-YC&pg=PA650&lpg=PA650&dq=%22European+Cases+of+the+Reincarnation+Type%22+book+review+stephenson&source=bl&ots=cuChy8Dz7i&sig=UMdOzQ0t5UG7ha8b3s8ZD7Hbu3o&hl=en&ei=fTXAStjeOKiG6APQyulb&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=&f=false Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century] pp. 650-651.</ref> |
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A review in the ''American Journal of Psychiatry'' described the book as providing "an inspiring example of application of a painstaking protocol to sift facts from fancy".<ref name=cad>R. Cadoret. [http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/162/4/823.pdf Review of European Cases of the Reincarnation Type] ''[[American Journal of Psychiatry]]'', Vol 162(4) April 2005, 823-824.</ref> The book has also been reviewed in the ''Journal of Psychosomatic Research''.<ref>K. Farcnik. "European Cases of the Reincarnation Type", ''[[Journal of Psychosomatic Research]]'', Volume 57, Issue 5, November 2004, 505-506.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:09, 28 September 2009
European Cases of the Reincarnation Type is a 2003 book by psychiatrist Ian Stevenson, who conducted research into claims of reincarnation. This book focuses on different reincarnation research case studies in a Western setting. This approach addresses a possible objection to some of Stevenson's previous work, reported from foreign cultures such as India, where people already believe in reincarnation for religious reasons.[1] This was Stevenson's last book before he died in 2007.[2][3]
Stevenson states in the preface that the book has three purposes:
1) To show that cases of the [reincarnation] type ... occur in European cultures, where fewer individuals believe in reincarnation than in Asia. 2) To show that essential features of these cases are similar to those found in Asia, Africa, and Northwest North American native tribes. 3) To show that some of the cases reported provide evidence of information transmitted by means outside of normal communication—extrasensory perception being one and reincarnation another. Stevenson also hopes that this book will stimulate the reporting and investigating of more cases of this type from Western cultures.[4][5]
European Cases of the Reincarnation Type examines 40 European cases and includes a section on the belief in reincarnation among Europeans.[6] The book shows that "cases of the reincarnation type occur in modern western cultures", and many of these are similar to those from Asia where a belief in reincarnation is more widespread.[7]
A review in the American Journal of Psychiatry described the book as providing "an inspiring example of application of a painstaking protocol to sift facts from fancy".[4] The book has also been reviewed in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research.[8]
References
- ^ Robert Almeder. Book Review: European Cases of the Reincarnation Type Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004, pp. 323-324.
- ^ Tom Shroder. Ian Stevenson; Sought To Document Memories Of Past Lives in Children The Washington Post, February 11, 2007.
- ^ Ian Pretyman Stevenson: Psychiatrist who researched reincarnation with scientific rigour British Medical Journal 2007, 334(7595):700 (31 March).
- ^ a b R. Cadoret. Review of European Cases of the Reincarnation Type American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 162(4) April 2005, 823-824.
- ^ Ian Stevenson, European Cases of the Reincarnation Type, McFarland and Company, 2003. 270 pp. ISBN 0-786-4 14-588.
- ^ University of Virginia. Research on Reincarnation
- ^ Edward F. Kelly, Emily Williams Kelly (2007). Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century pp. 650-651.
- ^ K. Farcnik. "European Cases of the Reincarnation Type", Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 57, Issue 5, November 2004, 505-506.