Detalhes bibliográficos
| Autor(a) principal: |
Semíramis Sutil, Séfora |
| Data de Publicação: |
2021 |
| Tipo de documento: |
Artigo
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| Idioma: |
por |
| Título da fonte: |
Oficina do Historiador |
| Texto Completo: |
https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/oficinadohistoriador/article/view/38654
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Resumo: |
In this paper we have approached the concept of honour. We have alsoconducted a case study about the increased possibility of litigation because of the expansion of the legal system of the Brazilian Empire. The theoretical reflection has been based on sociohistorical and anthropological approaches of honour as social, family and subjective phenomenon. Historical studies have shown that, as Modern State becomes structured, honour disputes gradually become a legal issue. People from different social classes begin to use the court to defend their personal image. Whether conflicts were violent or not, honour was a value which made them worthwhile because brought people social prestige. A good example is the case of Pedro Cazanga, a resident of the hamlet of Arcos, in the Province of Minas Gerais, in the nineteenth century. He required the “right” to his honour in a legal dispute, which shows not only the importance of honour at that time, but also what was allowed by the legal system. |