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- Title
THE PORTUGUESE MARITIME FISHERFOLK.
- Authors
Houk, Richard J.
- Abstract
This article provides information on the maritime fishermen in Portugal. Along the coast of Portugal the maritime fishermen and their families dwell in groups somewhat removed from those engaged in other occupations. Their customs and habits have long conserved for this distinct group a spirit of solidarity that has inspired their work and other activities. These fisherfolk are poorly educated and sensible to little else beyond the lure of the sea stretching out before their crude dwellings. The persistent themes which run through their every conversation are of the sea and of their constant struggle to wrest a livelihood from it. Fishing dominates the lives of all in the fishing community from childhood until death. Despite several differences, however, the character of the maritime fishermen is essentially the same: valiant and daring on the sea, defying Nature make a living or save a life, but on land timid and submissive considering the short time spent ashore as difficult and perplexing. The simple life of the maritime fishermen ashore is surprisingly different from that of other occupational groups in Portugal. Without an examination of the lives of this group, foreigners can hardly appreciate the unique role played by the fisherfolk in Portuguese national life.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; FISHING; FISHERS; MARITIME anthropology; FISHING villages; FISHERIES; SOCIOLOGY
- Publication
American Catholic Sociological Review, 1952, Vol 13, Issue 2, p74
- ISSN
0362-515X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3707371