Thanatology, from Zamolxes to Modern Medicine
Thanatology, from Zamolxes to Modern Medicine

Summary/Abstract: In the distant historical periods, there were religious beliefs and practices specific to the cult of the dead, in terms of arranging the tomb or preserving the deceased for eternal life. The sacred rituals of this nature were extensive on the Carpathian-Danubian territory, reaching its peak through the cult of Zamolxes, who preached immortality. Despite the evolution of scientific methods, there are still phenomena that cannot be explained from a medical point of view: miraculous survivals, resumption of vital functions after periods of prolonged coma, return to life after very serious injuries, erroneous declaration of clinical death, separation of the soul from the body, etc.. D Death, as a process of cessation of life, cannot be limited, because it consists in highly complex evolutionary phenomena, which can be analyzed in terms of medical, biological, legal, ethical and religious aspects. Methods of determining the timing of irreversible death are of particular importance in terms of stopping resuscitation operations, disconnection from appliances or removal of organs or tissues. For these reasons, multidisciplinary analyses of atypical phenomena are useful, including those related to divinity.

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