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6. Burial and Cemeteries (Portugal)
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Funerary customs are an important part of every religious belief. Portugal has a strong Catholic matrix; therefore, public cemeteries are normally near Catholic churches, and administra…

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Jónatas E.M. Machado and Sofia Caseiro, “6. Burial and Cemeteries (Portugal)”, in: Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe Online, Edited by: Jørgen S. Nielsen, Silvio Ferrari, Marie-Claire Foblets, Agata S. Nalborczyk, Mathias Rohe, Prakash Shah. Consulted online on 26 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-075X_LDIO_COM_19PRT06>
First published online: 2019



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