Reincarnation and Biology [2 volumes]: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects

Author:   Ian Stevenson, M.D.
Publisher:   ABC-CLIO
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9780275952822


Pages:   2080
Publication Date:   09 April 1997
Format:   Hardback
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Reincarnation and Biology [2 volumes]: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects


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Based on some 30 years of research on people who claim to remember past lives, this work encompasses the full spectrum of theory and case study on the subject to date. Early in his investigations, Stevenson became aware that some who remember past lives had birthmarks or birth defects that corresponded to wounds, usually fatal, on the person whose life was remembered. The work suggests surprising answers to such questions as the following: Why does someone born with a birth defect have the one he or she has, instead of another one? Why do some children show phobias in early infancy when they have had no traumatic experiences and no model for the phobia in their family? Why are some monozygotic (one-egg) twins markedly different from each other? Why do many boys who later become homosexual show effeminate behaviour in infancy before their parents can have influenced them to do so? Writing as a scientist and a Western medical professional, Stevenson realizes that the idea that wounds on a deceased person can influence the embryo of a later-born baby is subversive to many assumptions of modern biology. Knowing that each individual case has some flaw or weakness, he decided to publish the entire corpus of cases of this work. Photographs of birthmarks and illustrations of weapons form part of the evidence in this daring and explorative research. This work should be of particular interest to physicians, psychiatrists, biologists and anthropologists. In addition, those concerned with paranormal phenomena and the mind-brain problem should find this work challenging.

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Author:   Ian Stevenson, M.D.
Publisher:   ABC-CLIO
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 13.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   3.396kg
ISBN:  

9780275952822


ISBN 10:   0275952827
Pages:   2080
Publication Date:   09 April 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Ian Stevenson, M.D., is Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Personality Studies at the University of Virginia. Among his numerous earlier publications are The Diagnostic Interview, The Psychiatric Examination, and Unlearned Language.

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