Sardegna tra leggenda e realtà: ‘Sa femmina accabadora’, colei che dà la buona morte, nelle immagini e nelle parole di alcuni autori sardi

The term accabadora refers to a woman entrusted with the task of facilitating the passing of the dying people. She killed for pity, called by the families of the patients to relieve their sufferings on their own deathbed. Basically, she practiced a sort of ante litteram euthanasia. But that carried...

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Main Author: Gisella Murgia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Debrecen University Press 2018-12-01
Series:Italianistica Debreceniensis
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/itde/article/view/4662