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Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations with Gregory Shushan Ph.D. Episode #323

Jan 24, 2025
01:19:54

Tonight I am joined by Author of “Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations” Gregory Shushan Ph.D. Gregory Shushan is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, and the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Winchester's Centre for Death, Religion and Culture, and Research Fellow of the Parapsychology Foundation. Dr. Shushan holds degrees in Religious Studies (University of Wales Lampeter), Research Methods for the Humanities, Egyptian Archaeology (University College London), and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology (Birkbeck College, University of London). He is currently working towards his second PhD with a project on near-death experiences in Classical antiquity. We will be discussing his research the metaphysics of death known throughout the ancient world. 


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🍄‍🟫 Here is the link to Gregory’s books and website

https://www.gregoryshushan.com/


https://www.innertraditions.com/near-death-experience-in-ancient-civilizations


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