Outlines and Nuances of Death and Mourning in El Salvador Pandemic´s First Year: Reflections from a Rizhomatic Approach

Abstract

Phenomena such as death, grief and mortuary behaviors have historically been the subject of various reflections, especially in the context of the pandemic (COVID-19). This article aims to analyze death and grief from the social sciences during the year 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article reflects on both phenomena from a Deleuzian ontology, especially in the assembly and rhizome proposal. It is developed through a non-systematic bibliographic research, the main findings were a) alterations and changes in mortuary behavior; b) an experiential assessment of individuals —now immersed in a pandemic—, conducive to experiencing not only the mourning of significant people around them, but also a series of duels related to the social context and the current situation; c) alterations to rituals linked to death and their possible effects, especially in the processes of construction from society; and, d) an interdisciplinary analysis from a poststructuralist reading that provides a greater understanding of the phenomenon and its possible impact during and after the pandemic.