About the author
Sam Parnia is a physician specializing in critical care and resuscitation medicine, known for his research into the experiences reported by patients who have been resuscitated after cardiac arrest. He has directed studies examining recalled experiences around the point of death, work that forms the basis of his books Erasing Death and Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death. Lucid Dying draws on what the publisher describes as the largest research study to date on recalled experiences of death, presenting Parnia's findings on brain activity and awareness during resuscitation to a general audience. Erasing Death, an earlier work, covers similar territory around the medical boundary between life and death. Parnia writes for readers interested in the clinical and scientific study of near-death experience, grounding the subject in resuscitation research rather than spiritual interpretation.
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💬 What our editors say about Sam Parnia's books
“Parnia delivers a rigorous examination of near-death experiences, challenging traditional medical definitions of mortality with compelling clinical insights. However, readers seeking purely mystical or religious dogma may find…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Erasing Death
“Dr. Parnia delivers a provocative examination of consciousness that may unsettle those seeking absolute comfort or strict materialist confirmation. While the scientific methodology is presented as robust, readers expecting…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death
