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

Ian Stevenson M.D. (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0275952827 | ISBN-13: 978-0275952822 | Publication Date: April 9, 1997

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.

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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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2080 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (April 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275952827
• ISBN-13: 978-0275952822
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 5.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,150,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Convincing Study of Reincarnation Ever Done, May 10, 2000

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This review is from: Reincarnation and Biology [2 volumes]: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects (Hardcover)

This is the most convincing study of reincarnation that hasever been undertaken by anyone. It provides page after page of genuinephysical evidence of the transmigration of souls. One of the things that one notices over and over again is that the physical injuries that have occurred in past lives are often likely to take the form of some sort of bodily peculiarity in the next life, such as the man who had been killed by a shotgun blast in a civil war battle, and whose next incarnation had a birthmark of exactly similar proportion and location as the wound. This is of far more value than the research into NDE's, I think, because of the physical evidence gathered. Although, it is impossible to absolutely prove such a thing, there are far too many well-documented cases for all of them to be passed off as merely coincidence. An excellent book for all those interested in the subject despite the outrageous price. Check in university libraries for this one like I did . . . unless you feel that you absolutely NEED to own this one.