O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte

António Martins  Gomes

O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte

Translated title of the contribution: The Cemetery of Prazeres and the liberalization of death

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In 1835, a governmental decree established public cemeteries. In that year, the Cemetery of Prazeres was inaugurated, with new funeral ceremonies and a tomb art adapted to the cult of the Lisbon bourgeoisie. Texts that allude to this necropolis and its promotion as a model of public health began to be published since 1837. Although some initial oddity it caused, this space soon inspired meditations on the brevity of life, imbued with a Romantic sensibility. Several authors express the anticlerical current, either by the absence of Catholic symbols or by the consecration of individualism. Supported by 19th century texts, related to art, medicine, public health or feminine condition, this communication aims to convey the dynamism of the cemetery of Prazeres throughout the 19th century: it inspired poets, induced secular practices, promoted new professions, intensified the press, contributed to the thanatology and served as scenery of lyrics and narrative plots.

Translated title of the contribution	The Cemetery of Prazeres and the liberalization of death
Original language	Portuguese
Title of host publication	A Morte
Subtitle of host publication	Leituras da Humana Condição. . Atas do I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte
Editors	Paulo Alves, Maria José Figueiredo, Eugénia Abrantes Magalhães, Fernando Magalhães, Benedita Santiago Neves, Porfírio Pinto, Bruno Venâncio
Place of Publication	Lisboa
Publisher	Paulinas
Pages	179-202
Number of pages	24
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	978-989-6737269
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte - Guimarães, Portugal Duration: 21 Feb 2019 → 24 Feb 2019

Conference

Conference	I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Guimarães
Period	21/02/19 → 24/02/19

Keywords

Death
Cemetery of Prazeres
Liberalism
Romanticism
Tomb art
19th-century publications

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Gomes, António Martins . / O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte. A Morte: Leituras da Humana Condição. . Atas do I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte. editor / Paulo Alves ; Maria José Figueiredo ; Eugénia Abrantes Magalhães ; Fernando Magalhães ; Benedita Santiago Neves ; Porfírio Pinto ; Bruno Venâncio. Vol. 1 1. ed. Lisboa : Paulinas, 2019. pp. 179-202

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Gomes, AM 2019, O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte. in P Alves, MJ Figueiredo, E Abrantes Magalhães, F Magalhães, B Santiago Neves, P Pinto & B Venâncio (eds), A Morte: Leituras da Humana Condição. . Atas do I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte. 1 edn, vol. 1, Paulinas, Lisboa, pp. 179-202, I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte, Guimarães, Portugal, 21/02/19.

O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte. / Gomes, António Martins .

A Morte: Leituras da Humana Condição. . Atas do I Congresso Internacional sobre a Morte. ed. / Paulo Alves; Maria José Figueiredo; Eugénia Abrantes Magalhães; Fernando Magalhães; Benedita Santiago Neves; Porfírio Pinto; Bruno Venâncio. Vol. 1 1. ed. Lisboa : Paulinas, 2019. p. 179-202.

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O cemitério dos Prazeres e a liberalização da morte

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