Death is a Festival

Download or Read eBook Death is a Festival PDF written by João José Reis and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Death is a Festival
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 080785445X
ISBN-13 : 9780807854457
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Book Synopsis Death is a Festival by : João José Reis

Book excerpt: This award-winning social history of death and funeral rites during the early decades of Brazil's independence from Portugal focuses on the Cemiterada movement in Salvador, capital of the province of Bahia. The book opens with a lively account of the popu


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