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TAPHOPHILIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hobbies (General)
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Taphophilia is a love of funerals, cemeteries, and the rituals of death. Some people like to take photographs, do a rubbing, or even draw the tombstones they are visiting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Passe-temps (Généralités)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Intérêt prononcé pour les cimetières.

CONT

La taphophilie [...] recouvre la contemplation, la photographie, l'étude historique, symbolique, sociologique ou esthétique des épitaphes, sculptures, tombeaux et autres monuments et objets visibles dans les lieux d'inhumation, ainsi que l'histoire des décès et enterrements des personnalités. On doit y adjoindre le souci de connaissance et de préservation du patrimoine funéraire [...]

Spanish

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