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For over 40 years Professor [[Ian Stevenson]], from the [[University of Virginia]], has been documenting cases suggesting past life recollection. '''Old Souls''' is a first-hand report of his work, based on ''Washington Post'' editor [[Tom Shroder]]'s travels with Professor Stevenson to Lebanon, India and the American South.<ref name="john">[http://weeklywire.com/ww/01-10-00/alibi_bookreview.html Little Johnny Just Isn't Himself Today]</ref> |
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'''Old Souls: The Scientific Evidence For Past Lives''' is a nonfiction book about [[Tom Shroder|Tom Shroder's]] interviews with [[Ian Stevenson|Dr. Ian Stevenson]]. |
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Stevenson's methodology involves listening to stories, comparing and contrasting variants of stories, and constructing long, detailed narratives that attempt to "capture" the complex experience of his informants, who claim to remember incidents from past lives. In this sense Stevenson's work is similar to that of ethnographers, cultural anthropologists, and folklorists. Stevenson's work has nothing to do with New Age culture. In fact, Stevenson's informants are children spontaneously remembering recent quite ordinary lives, as opposed to adults remembering under hypnosis romantic or heroic lives in the distant past. In addition, birthmarks that occur at the sites of injury in the previous life constitute an important part of Stevenson's evidence.<ref>[http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=11793 Old Souls: The Scientific Evidence for Past Lives]</ref> |
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Though Shroder's writing style belies his journalistic background the narrative works to keep the reader interested. At the outset, Shroder sees his role not only as observer, but also as skeptic. But as their journey together continues, Shroder finds it increasingly difficult to reject the possibility of past lives.<ref name="john" /> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s335494.htm Old Souls] |
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In the book he visits [[Beirut]], Lebanon, [[India]], and the [[United States]] in an effort to follow Dr. Stevenson as he collects accounts of children who seem to remember past lives. |
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Revision as of 02:13, 31 July 2007
This article is about the book Old Souls. For the Los Angeles band, see Old Souls (band).
| File:OldSouls.jpg Old Souls | |
| Author | Tom Shroder |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Julie Metz |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-684-85192-X Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
For over 40 years Professor Ian Stevenson, from the University of Virginia, has been documenting cases suggesting past life recollection. Old Souls is a first-hand report of his work, based on Washington Post editor Tom Shroder's travels with Professor Stevenson to Lebanon, India and the American South.[1]
Stevenson's methodology involves listening to stories, comparing and contrasting variants of stories, and constructing long, detailed narratives that attempt to "capture" the complex experience of his informants, who claim to remember incidents from past lives. In this sense Stevenson's work is similar to that of ethnographers, cultural anthropologists, and folklorists. Stevenson's work has nothing to do with New Age culture. In fact, Stevenson's informants are children spontaneously remembering recent quite ordinary lives, as opposed to adults remembering under hypnosis romantic or heroic lives in the distant past. In addition, birthmarks that occur at the sites of injury in the previous life constitute an important part of Stevenson's evidence.[2]
Though Shroder's writing style belies his journalistic background the narrative works to keep the reader interested. At the outset, Shroder sees his role not only as observer, but also as skeptic. But as their journey together continues, Shroder finds it increasingly difficult to reject the possibility of past lives.[1]
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