Death, Border and Crossing Point for the Human Person

An Anthropological View from Today's Context

Abstract

Death is often considered taboo. It is problematic to talk about the experience of death, because it is always a future event. We perceive death as a boundary or limit of our existence, marking the way we experience temporality. At the same time, death is also seen as a gateway to a different dimension of our own and others' existence. The death of others highlights the role that relationships play in our lives.