How Death Is Perceived in Different Religions

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How death is perceived in different religions?

The way people perceive death, what happens after it, and the farewell rites are
often directly related to culture and beliefs; religion also plays an important role
because it influences its meaning and the existence or not of eternal life, or
reincarnation.

How death is perceived about think religious?

The death in Judaism


It Judaism believes that occurs three different events for soul. When the body to
died:
1. The soul waits the appearance of the Messiah. Then body will be unified
whit the soul, always that overcome the Final Judgment
2. The soul remains in the body until it is buried.
Through a purification ritual the soul will be separated from the body.
3. The soul putrefies with the body.

The duel in the Jewish tradition


Jewish mourning is full of rituals, they respect the deceased and take care of those
who are in mourning. It's just a main Jewish rule.

The steps in the Jewish duel.

 Aninut: It is the temporary space that passes between the death of the loved
one and his burial; that must be immediately, as long as it is not a Saturday
or a public holiday. After death, his body is bathed in rituals by members of
the group called "Sacred Society", who are in charge of caring for the
corpse. Generally, at the burial ritual is easy, prayers and words are made
for the loved one, all without floral decorations.
The family makes donations to charities. Non-Jewish people can participate
in the funeral, but not in the burial.
At burial, all Jewish men must respectfully cover their heads. That phase of
the ritual is reserved for the closest families.
Condolences are not received at that stage.
 Schiwa: represents the seven days after the burial. During this time the
family takes a break, personal hygiene is reduced. The first three days the
family is alone and does not receive visitors.
Within three days the family receives condolences from friends, distant
relatives and co-workers.
To end the Schiwa phase, a previously forbidden act is performed, such as
cutting one's hair, studying Torah, or making a loud noise.

 Scheloschim: are the next 30 days where the time of mourning ends except
for the parents of the deceased, whose mourning lasts 11 months. During
that time, it is prayed and mentioned in the prayer for the dead in the
synagogue weekly.

 Anniversary: on the first anniversary, it is light a candle for the deceased,


they pray in the synagogue and family members make donations to
charitable institutions.
After the first anniversary, when the families visit the tomb, they place a
stone as a testimony of presence

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