Motherhood by Death among the Bororo Indians of Brazil
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Vol. 10 (4) , 323-334
- https://doi.org/10.2190/85lt-fkwk-ybqd-rlr1
Abstract
The institution of “motherhood by death,” which provides the dying with a “mother” at their death-bed and the bereaved with substitute “children,” represents the most crucial part of the Bororo funeral ceremonies. The paper looks at the meaning of this ritual motherhood, its symbolism, and its function at the individual and social level.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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