The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880
Abstract Examines mortality and morbidity in São Leopoldo/RS (1850-1880). Our interdisciplinary study is based on the Gemeindebücher (parish registers) produced by Lutheran communities. These “community books” reveal high rates of fertility and premature death. Infant mortality and maternal death as...
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| description | Abstract Examines mortality and morbidity in São Leopoldo/RS (1850-1880). Our interdisciplinary study is based on the Gemeindebücher (parish registers) produced by Lutheran communities. These “community books” reveal high rates of fertility and premature death. Infant mortality and maternal death assailed everyday life. Over half of all deaths were of infants and children. Of ten funerals, seven were for children and adults of reproductive and military age. This article contributes to debates over environmental, social and political determinants of mortality and people’s arts of living and healing in proto-statistical Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bfa2c42777f496797f05f6f35a9872b2022-12-22T01:30:31ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo CruzHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos1678-47582541197121710.1590/s0104-59702018000500019S0104-59702018000401197The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880João BiehlMiquéias Henrique MuggeAna Maria GoldaniAbstract Examines mortality and morbidity in São Leopoldo/RS (1850-1880). Our interdisciplinary study is based on the Gemeindebücher (parish registers) produced by Lutheran communities. These “community books” reveal high rates of fertility and premature death. Infant mortality and maternal death assailed everyday life. Over half of all deaths were of infants and children. Of ten funerals, seven were for children and adults of reproductive and military age. This article contributes to debates over environmental, social and political determinants of mortality and people’s arts of living and healing in proto-statistical Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702018000401197&lng=en&tlng=eninfant mortality and maternal deathGerman immigrationLutheran parish registersMucker Warproto-statistical Brazil |
| spellingShingle | João Biehl Miquéias Henrique Mugge Ana Maria Goldani The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos infant mortality and maternal death German immigration Lutheran parish registers Mucker War proto-statistical Brazil |
| title | The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 |
| title_full | The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 |
| title_fullStr | The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 |
| title_short | The books of the dead revisited: mortality and morbidity in the German colonies of southern Brazil, 1850-1880 |
| title_sort | books of the dead revisited mortality and morbidity in the german colonies of southern brazil 1850 1880 |
| topic | infant mortality and maternal death German immigration Lutheran parish registers Mucker War proto-statistical Brazil |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702018000401197&lng=en&tlng=en |
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