O corpo da mulher no período colonial: algumas reflexões
1998
Este estudo fundamenta-se na analise de obras raras, relativas ao periodo colonial, existentes na Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, e da literatura contemporânea referente ao quotidiano da mulher, suas condicoes de vida e saude. As informacoes obtidas permitem a descricao de saberes, crencas e praticas relativas ao coprpo feminino...(AU) This paper is based on the analysis of rare works related to the colonial period which are found at the National Library of Rio de Janeiro, and on contemporary literature that reports women´s daily life, health and life conditions. The information obtained allows us to describe different knowledge, beliefs and practices related to the woman´s body at that time. The study shows that women, due to their reproductive condition, experienced menstruation, procreation, delivery and breast-feeding. Therefore, we may say that Brazil, during the colonial period, inherited from the Portuguese tradition, as well as from the Catholic Church, State and Medicine, a moralizing speech about the woman´s body. Under such watchful eyes of so many protectors - State, Church, men and society - the only task left to the woman´s body was toneatly fill in the colony´s demographic gaps. (AU) Este estudio se basa en el analisis de obras poco comunes, referentes al periodo colonial, que se encuentran en la Biblioteca Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, y de la literatura contemporanea que trata del dia a dia de la mujer, sus condiciones de vida y de salud. Las informaciones obtenidas permiten describir saberes, creencias y practicas relacionados con el cuerpo femenino. El analisis indica que la mujer,debido a su condicion de reproductora, vivia las experiencias de tener la menstruacion, engendrar, dar a luz y amamantar. En fin, se puede decir que el Brasil colonial heredo de lastradiciones portuguesas, de comun acuerdo con la Iglesia Catolica, el Estado y la Medicina, un discurso moralizador sobre el cuerpo de la mujer. Vigilado por los ojos atentos de tantos protectores - Estado, Iglesia, hombres y sociedad - el cuerpo de la mujer no tenia otra tarea mas que llenar ordenadamente los vacios demograficos de la colonia. (AU)
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