Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Radford University, Virginia, 24142, USA.
Death Stud. 2011 Mar;35(3):219-43. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2010.511424.
After-death communications (ADCs) are reported encounters with a deceased loved one, a contemporary type of ghost experience heralded as therapeutic in coping with bereavement. Pertinent literature generally illustrates the healing power of ADCs with brief self-contained episodes. The functions of ADCs over the course of grief need exploration. To that end, this article analyzes 20 published book-length autobiographical stories of bereavement in which authors report ADCs. Two functional patterns are identified--instantaneous relief from painful grief symptoms and reinforcement of a consoling religious worldview. The second dynamic links ADCs to meaning-making and religious coping within Christian and Spiritualist frameworks.
死后交流（ADCs）是指与已故亲人的相遇，是一种当代的幽灵体验类型，被认为具有治疗丧亲之痛的作用。相关文献通常通过简短的独立情节来说明 ADCs 的治愈力量。在悲伤过程中，ADCs 的功能需要进一步探索。为此，本文分析了 20 篇已出版的关于丧亲之痛的自传体故事，作者在其中报告了 ADCs 的经历。确定了两种功能模式——即时缓解痛苦的悲伤症状和强化安慰性宗教世界观。第二种动态将 ADCs 与基督教和唯灵论框架内的意义建构和宗教应对联系起来。
