Ian Stevenson’s cases of the reincarnation type in India
- Date of account
- Field investigations especially from the 1960s through the 1980s
- Location
- Multiple regions of India, including northern and southern states
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Ian Stevenson investigated Indian children who claimed memories of previous lives, recording statements, birthmarks, behavioral features, and alleged correspondences with deceased individuals. His books and case files are central sources for modern reincarnation research and remain relevant to questions of memory, social transmission, family testimony, and cultural expectation. Supporters regard some correspondences as difficult to explain conventionally; critics point to interview contamination, selective reporting, informant dependence, and weak controls. Individual case files must be evaluated separately rather than generalized from the series.
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