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Los cementerios decimonónicos, reflejo de una sociedad cambiante: el Cementerio Viejo de Alcoi (1812-1885)


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Title:
Los cementerios decimonónicos, reflejo de una sociedad cambiante: el Cementerio Viejo de Alcoi (1812-1885)
Authors:
Beneyto Gómez, Elisa
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Ciencias Sociales y Humanas
Issue Date:
2019
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/11000/6071
Abstract:
La creación de los primeros cementerios extramuros de las poblaciones va asociada a un profundo cambio de mentalidad, heredado del espíritu ilustrado del siglo XVIII y desarrollado con la industrialización del XIX. La preocupación por la higiene y la salubridad provocarà un alejamiento físico de la...  Ver más
The location of the first cemeteries on the periphery of villages and towns is linked to a profound mental shift that took place in the Age of Enlightenment (18th century) and which evolved in the period of industrialization during the 19th century. The concern with hygiene and sanitation leads to a physical distancing form death as well as from the precinct intended for that purpose. This did not only happen for practical purposes, but also for more complex reasons involving people’s fear of their unavoidable destiny. Changes in rituals and customs make a gradual appearance as do new beliefs that become the source of other funeral needs. Finally, the article considers the victory of the liberal bourgeoisie over the old absolutist nobility. A new social class that wanted to show their power in public and their social status in connection with death, especially when it is destined to share the same space with the underprivileged. Alcoi’s old cemetery, in spite of its brief history, is a paradigmatic exemple of these transformations.
Keywords/Subjects:
Alcoi
Cementerio católico
Costumbres funerarias
Academicismo
Eclecticismo
Knowledge area:
CDU: Ciencias sociales: Etnología. Etnografía. Usos y costumbres. Tradiciones. Folklore
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21134/ewali.v0i1.1678
Appears in Collections:
Revista eWali de investigación antropológica, histórica, cultural y/o social en el entorno Mediterráneo Núm. 1 (2019)



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