Cultural Perspective Of Death

During this course Human Development, various subjects have discussed among the peer group. There is passage of scripture that stands out in support of this topic, I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave.” (Revelations 6:8, NLT) Every culture on earth has a different philosophy of death and how to deal with the subject of death and how to face it. Facing death can be viewed from an intellectual, cultural, and spiritual perspective. From an intellectual point of view, facing death is the understanding that a subsequent end is coming. The cognitive factors that enable the body to move, live and function begin to dissipate. This process is seen every day with patients dealing with Alzheimer or Dementia. The concept of brain death has been accepted by all major religions. However, families dealing with their love ones departure have different ideas and are mostly influenced by cultural attitudes, traditional customs, and personal beliefs. (Wijdicks, E. 2013)
The cultural perspective of facing death is often woven in spirituality but there is a distinction in understanding that the cultural perspective of death …show more content…
The concept of dealing with spiritual death is littered throughout the New Testament. No matter your intellectual or cultural aspects of dealing with death, humanity must deal the spiritual component of death. Some people feel that death is the end of all things. But from a Christian perspective death is the gateway to life eternal. The bible spends a great deal understanding the context of dying thus easing the soul from the pain of death. “For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23, KJV). As we are facing uncertainty, the scriptures actually softens the blow in other to prepare us for a new beginning by resting this chapter of