Book

Death in Murelaga: funerary ritual in a Spanish Basque village

University of Washington • Seattle • Published In 1969 • Pages: 14, 240

By: Douglass, William A..

Abstract
This is a study of funerals, mourning, and memorials in the Spanish Basque town of Murélaga. The author very elegantly shows the relationships and interaction among Catholic dogma and ritual, local funerary customs, and the social structure of Murélaga. This important source focuses on the beliefs, practices, and institutions surrounding death to arrive at an insightful understanding of the local social structure, with special emphasis on the central role played by individual households.
Subjects
Incorporeal property
Highways and bridges
Gender status
Sodalities
Ingroup antagonisms
Mode of marriage
Household
Kindreds and ramages
Community structure
Burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Cult of the dead
Ritual
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
culture
Basques
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southern Europe
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Christopher Latham ; 1990-1991
Field Date
Jan.-Aug. 1965 ; summer of 1966 (2 months)
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Murélaga, Vizcaya, Spain
Notes
[by] William A. Douglass
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index
LCSH
Basques