CONCEPUL DE NEMURIRE ÎNTRE RELIGIE SI LITERATURĂ
THE CONCEPT OF IMMORTALITY BETWEEN RELIGION AND LITTERATURE

Summary/Abstract: In this article we intend to analyze the concept of immortality, linked to the fear of death, as it is approached in Romanian and French literature and religion. Immortality is expressed in various ways and it is assumed in acknowledgment to the legacy left behind after one’s existence for the future generations, like the “lampada” of the Latin poet Lucretius. Although we tried to make a foray into some of the world religions, regarding the concept of immortality, our research is quite limited in view of the history of religions, because it was directed especially to the Christian paradigm. Yet the journey through various religions has enabled us to distinguish between the two directions of thought on the concept of Death over the centuries: on the one hand there are those who believe that life on earth is only a preliminary stage preparing the transition to the other world that is eternal and on the other hand, there are those for whom immortality is possible only on Earth, when we manage to fool Death, to conquer it.

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