…Samararatne (1988), 3. Other researchers have described a few likely spurious cases (see below). Such cases can be used by detractors to discredit the notion of reincarnation. Reincarnation research James Matlock writes: ‘Far from providing proof of reincarnation … they show how identifications can be made on the weakest of…
…Stevenson, I. (1974). Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation (2nd ed., rev.). Charlottesville, Virginia, USA: University Press of Virginia. Stevenson, I. (1980). Cases of the Reincarnation Type. Volume III: Twelve Cases in Lebanon and Turkey. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA: University Press of Virginia. Stevenson, I. (1997). Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to…
…purposes, reincarnation researcher James Matlock defines an adult reincarnation case as one in which the most abundant memories, or the memories which allow the case to be solved, emerge at the age of ten or more.1Matlock (2016). This is slightly older than the typical age range (five to eight years)…
…of reincarnation.23Stevenson (1997a), 225. KM Wehrstein Literature Rockley, R. (2002). Review of Children Who Remember Previous Lives: A Question of Reincarnation by I. Stevenson. The Skeptic Report, 1 November. Stevenson, I. (1997a). Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects. Volume 1: Birthmarks. Westport, Connecticut,…
…Matlock (2016), 255-56. Explaining Private Knowledge in Reincarnation Cases Parental Influence, Misreporting, Fraud Sceptics of reincarnation cases often allege that parents shape their children’s behaviour to conform to their preconceived beliefs in and about reincarnation. However, that argument is problematical when applied to cases of hidden treasure: When neither the…
This child reincarnation case from India was investigated together by two researchers, one of whom thought it was best interpreted as reincarnation, while the second attributed it to parents coaching the boy to validate their reincarnationist belief system. The case report has become an important source in sceptical commentary about…
…living child previously was. He noted that members of the Druze sect of Shia Islam, who believe in reincarnation, particularly like to trace reincarnations.6Stevenson (2001), 155. Stevenson was careful to point out, however, that many families, even in reincarnation cultures, are inimical to their children remembering past lives, or to…
…in his ‘Cases of the Reincarnation Type’ book series,5Stevenson had by then published a series of four ‘Cases of the Reincarnation Type’ books. See Stevenson (1975, 1977, 1980, & 1983). Tucker speculates that either Stevenson wanted to add more cases to the book before submitting it for publication, or other…
…Exploration 17/3, 527-32. Rivas, T. (2004). Six cases of the reincarnation type in the Netherlands. Paranormal Review 29, 17-20. Rivas, T. (2005). Rebirth and personal identity: Is reincarnation an intrinsically impersonal concept? Journal of Religion and Psychical Research 28/4, 226-33. Rivas, T. (2006). Reincarnation and pre-existence memories among young European…
