The duality of life and Death: An analytical study in The literature of Cultural anthropology

Abstract

The Research dealt with the subject of “The duality of life and death”, As this subject has great importance for human societies since the beginning of creation and throughout The ages until The present time. The Research also dealt with The scientific theories that explain The stages of life from The scholars Freud, Jung, Erikson, Adler, George Herbert Mead, and Bruner, and the similarities and differences between the theories of these scholars, and whether it is possible to apply these theories to different societies, especially our Iraqi society, In addition to studying the death rituals or funeral rituals of most societies and religions, including the Algerian society and the Nubian society that lives west of the Egyptian city of Aswan, as well as the death rituals of Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Christianity, and our Iraqi society, which represents a model of Arab Islamic societies and the extent of the cultural influence of each society and religion on these rituals.