title: Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times
author:  Carol Zaleski 
description: "Zaleski has had the excellent idea of putting recent near-death narratives in perspective by comparing them with those of an earlier period.... An extremely interesting piece of work, and one that offers many shrewd insights."--The New York Times<br /><br />"Wide-ranging and profound.... Highly recommended."--Library Journal
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  # Closer To You
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Adam Croft
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Adam Croft
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-901a110c9d264c74affe94e1b2d18363)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#4OIQ0-901a110c9d264c74affe94e1b2d18363