Reincarnation and Biology

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

Ian Stevenson M.D. (Autor)

Media-Kombination

2080 Seiten

1997
Praeger Publishers Inc
978-0-275-95282-2 (ISBN)

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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 behavior 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 of 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 sort. Photographs of birthmarks and illustrations of weapons form part of the evidence in this daring and explorative reaearch. This work will be of particular interest to physicians, psychiatrists, biologists, and anthropologists. In addition, those concerned with paranormal phenomena and the mind-brain problem will find this work challenging.

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.

Bodily Changes Corresponding to Mental Images in the Person Affected; Bodily Changes Corresponding to Another Person's Mental Images. Part 1 Birthmarks: Birthmarks Related to Previous Lives Without Verification of Possible Corresponding Wounds; Birthmarks Corresponding to Wounds Verified by Informants' Memories; Birthmarks Corresponding to Wounds Verified by Medical Records; Birthmarks Corresponding to Surgical Wounds and Other Skin Lesions on Deceased Persons; Birthmarks Corresponding to Other Types of Wounds or Marks on Deceased Persons; Nevi Corresponding to Wounds or Other Marks on Deceased Persons; The Prediction of Birthmarks; Changes in the Appearance and Relative Location of Birthmarks; Correspondences of Details Between Birthmarks and Related Wounds or Other Marks on Deceased Persons; Discrepancies Between Birthmarks and the Evidence of Reportedly Corresponding Wounds; Some Correlates of Birthmarks Attributed to Previous Lives; The Interpretations of Birthmarks Related to Previous Lives; Appendix A - Summary of Relevant Events in the History of Modern Turkey; Appendix B - Summary of Relevant Events in the History of Modern Burma (Myanmar). Part 2 Birth Defects: Introduction to Cases with Birth Defects; Birth Defects of the Extremities; Birth Defects of the Head and Neck; Birth Defects Involving Two or More Regions of the Body; Experimental Birth Defects. Part 3 Internal Diseases: Internal Diseases Related to Previous Lives. Part 4 Abnormalities of Pigmentation: Abnormalities of Pigmentation That May Derive from Previous Lives. Part 5 Other Aspects of Physical Appearance and Function: Physiques, Postures, Gestures and Other Involuntary Movements Related to Previous Lives; The Face as a Type of Birthmark or Birth Defect. Part 6 Twins: Twins with Memories of Previous Lives; General Discussion; Appendix C - Summaries of Principal Features of Cases Described in This Work; Appendix D - Alphabetical Guide to Cases Reported in Detail or Mentioned in This Work.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.4.1997
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	3175 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
ISBN-10	0-275-95282-7 / 0275952827
ISBN-13	978-0-275-95282-2 / 9780275952822
Zustand	Neuware