The fear of dying is one of the atavistic fears inherent in man. For millennia, it has been religions that have provided acceptable explanations of death and life after it.

Every creed in history, monotheistic or polytheistic, has sought to reassure men of this great fear.

Less developed societies, however, experience a direct relationship with death: it is present as part of daily life. In the hyper-technological West, however, over time death has become a sort of taboo to be kept in the repressed. The mantra of Western societies is well-being: feel good, be happy, be successful.

Does this cultural attitude prevent us from facing the fear of dying?