This is brilliant, Juliette -- entertaining, engaging, and such an informative discussion at the end (and it gives me some good tips on how to approach Timarchus in my thesis 😂). My first book, by the way (the one that originated with my first PhD), is the one that has just been published in a new edition -- rewritten and updated with the benefit of hindsight. https://www.innertraditions.com/near-death-experience-in-ancient-civilizations ("ancient," of course, didn't include Greece and Rome). It focused on afterlife beliefs in light of NDEs (given the dearth of actual NDE accounts), so some of it was a bit more speculative.
Looking forward to listening to some more episodes!
This is brilliant, Juliette -- entertaining, engaging, and such an informative discussion at the end (and it gives me some good tips on how to approach Timarchus in my thesis 😂). My first book, by the way (the one that originated with my first PhD), is the one that has just been published in a new edition -- rewritten and updated with the benefit of hindsight. https://www.innertraditions.com/near-death-experience-in-ancient-civilizations ("ancient," of course, didn't include Greece and Rome). It focused on afterlife beliefs in light of NDEs (given the dearth of actual NDE accounts), so some of it was a bit more speculative.
Looking forward to listening to some more episodes!