The paper describes how, especially during 19th century in Europe, many graves have been enriched by statues dealing with the interconnectedness of eros and death.
It compares this typical romantic attitude with some of the (cultic) songs in the song of Salomon in the Hebraic bible and, in doung so asks, if the exclusion of death in modern societies does go hand in hand with the exclusion of Eros (and sexuality) in the Christian past.
Examples are given by the help of the beautiful photographies by Isolde Ohlbaum.
And in a summary it is suggested to aesthetically, philosophically and theologically the creative interwovenness of Death and Eros could lead to a revised concept of incarnation and resurrection