Entre a morte, a palavra e o chão: memória, sentimento e luto nos cemitérios de São João Del Rei

Abstract

This work presupposes present the importance of the use of epitaphs in the cemeteries of São João Del Rei for the elaboration of mourning. Cemeteries where the epitaphs were collected reflect the romantic mentality of the eighteenth century and the imaginary in which they live. They were born from the confluence of a number of factors that cut across social, political and mental ordering, urbanization, the application of medical and hygienic discourses; consolidation of the bourgeoisie as the ruling class , the supremacy of individualism and the hegemony of the Catholic Church . Messages analyzed reveal key elements for understanding society and the relationships that develop between men facing death and mourning and memorial function have, to the extent that they convey memories and tributes to deceased. The interpretation of these messages reveals meanings and varied meanings and its method hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur .The main focus of the research are the four cemeteries of Sao Joao del Rei