Casa e transmissão hereditária na terra da Maia

Authors

  • José Augusto Maia Marques Câmara Municipal da Maia

Abstract

The author analyses the material and symbolic importance of the agricultural house, in the Terra da Maia. Rural properties, once essential for the subsistence of a large number of people in the abovementioned geographic area, included the main house, which was inhabited by the landowners´ family and which was a physical and symbolic landmark of the property. Marriage and legacy strategies are also analysed. Some aspects of recent evolution are presented at the end of the text.

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