How has the awareness of death shaped the way we live and believe? What is the relationship between funeral rituals and the idea of the afterlife? What do our dead say about who we are?

From the earliest prehistoric burials to the contemp...

How has the awareness of death shaped the way we live and believe? What is the relationship between funeral rituals and the idea of the afterlife? What do our dead say about who we are?

From the earliest prehistoric burials to the contemporary denial of death in a society obsessed with youth, productivity, and progress, Ernesto Montoya explores with rigor and sensitivity the rituals, beliefs, and symbols that have shaped our relationship with the afterlife. Through civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the classical world, the author shows how each culture has constructed its own responses to face loss, fear, and the need for permanence.

‘La muerte del Homo sapiens’ combines archaeological data, funerary practices, religious myths, and personal reflection to reveal that death is not merely a biological event, but a cultural force that has transformed the way we love, organize society, create gods, and give meaning to existence.