MONTEIRO, F. G.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8230789694988225; MONTEIRO, Francimeire Gomes.
Abstract:
Our main objective in this work was to identify which practices and representations of
death were common in the Brejo do Cruz-PB during the twentieth century. We also seek
to understand the changes that the funeral rites began. We use the methodology of oral
history, conducted some interviews with seniors who have lived most of their lives in
this town. In contact with the sources, we find evidence of concern that many seniors
have had and still have with the salvation of his soul and that of your loved ones. When
analyzing the interviews and wills, we noted that, until the mid-twentieth century people
had a whole caution in performing the funeral rites, because they believed that
following certain practices was crucial to the fate of salvation of the dead. In this paper
we emphasize the differences between older and younger concerning the practices and
representations of death, pointing out the ways in which both understand the grief. We
also seek to understand how the death of children was considered, the specificities of
the rites of those who died in infancy. From this research we were able to understand
that in Brejo do Cruz death does not appear to be silenced, because while older people
seek to maintain in use practices that have learned to value the young people invented
other practices to express their feelings, these being associated with honor the dead.