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El cadaver desde una perspectiva religiosa

Abstract

The central idea to be developed in the following article is the conception of the deceased body and the arrangements that are made as a "last connection" between the two worlds, alive’s world and death´s world. Additionally, it is analyzed how the different religions (Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism and Voodoo) have played an important role in the construction of this "last image". The answer to this idea or central hypothesis will be exposed in the final reflections, showing how some people like the Thanatologist, or groups like the Jevrá Kadishá (according to the type of religion), become intermediaries between the spiritual and the physical world, helping in different social processes like the mourning.