Chances are you're either too willing, or too unwilling, to believe personal consciousness survives death. Some underestimate the evidence, not realizing how impressive the most convincing cases are. Others overestimate, rejecting alternative explanations too readily. In fact, several non-survivalist explanations (hidden or latent linguistic or artistic talents, extreme memory & psychic abilities) are as interesting as the survival hypothesis & may be more plausible. Immortal Remains looks at some of the puzzling cases & considers how to tell evidence for an afterlife from evidence for exotic things done by the living. Braude, who's done much research in parapsychology & dissociation, explores previously ignored issues about dissociation, creativity, linguistic skills, & the nature & limits of human abilities. He concludes we've some reason for believing in life after death. Survival & Personal Identity Survival & Anomalous Knowledge The "Super-Psi" Hypothesis What Else Is Wrong with the Literature on Survival Drop-In Communicators Outline of the Issues The Cagliostro Case Runki's Leg: The Case Runki's Leg: Theoretical Considerations & Nagging Concerns Trance Mediumship Outline of Mrs Piper's Mediumship Examples of Mrs Piper's Mediumship Mrs Leonard's Mediumship Mediumship & Super-ESP Survival & the Causal Nexus The Cross-Correspondences The Case of Sharada: Psychopathology & Xenoglossy Outline of the Case Objections to Stevenson's Report Akolkar's Report Super-Psi & Knowledge-How Xenoglossy & Dissociation The Case of Patience Worth Pearl Curran's Background The History, Style & Personality of Patience Worth Writing Samples The Theoretical Challenge Non-Survivalist Conjectures Latency & Creativity: The Case of Helene Smith Other Cases of Mediumistic Creativity Survivalist Conjectures Reincarnation & Possession The Case of Bishen Chand A Recent Early-Bird Case The Antonia Case The Sumitra/Shiva Case The Thompson-Gifford Case Lingering Spirits Haunting: Preliminaries Haunting: Comments Transplant Cases Transplant Cases: Comments Out-of-Body Experiences Why Externalism? Distinctness & Independence Apparitions & Reciprocal OBEs Near-Death Experiences An Appeal to Systematicity Ideal Cases