The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject

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Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Estelina Souto do
Data de Publicação: 1998
Outros Autores: Medina, Anamaria Vaz de Assis, Teixeira, Cláudia Dias de Lacerda
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/46750
Resumo: 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 to neatly fill in the colony's demographic gaps.
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spelling The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subjectEl cuerpo de la mujer en el periodo colonial: algunas reflexionesO corpo da mulher no período colonial: algumas reflexõesHistoria de la enfermariaSalud de las mujerescuerpo humanoHistória da enfermagemSaúde da mulherCorpo humanoHistory of nursingWomen's healthHuman bodyThis 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 to neatly fill in the colony's demographic gaps.Este estudio se basa en el análisis de obras poco comunes, referentes al período colonial, que se encuentran en la Biblioteca Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, y de la literatura contemporánea que trata del día a día de la mujer, sus condiciones de vida y de salud. Las informaciones obtenidas permiten describir saberes, creencias y prácticas relacionados con el cuerpo femenino. El análisis indica que la mujer, debido a su condición de reproductora, vivía las experiencias de tener la menstruación, engendrar, dar a luz y amamantar. En fin, se puede decir que el Brasil colonial heredó de las tradiciones portuguesas, de común acuerdo con la Iglesia Católica, 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 tenía otra tarea más que llenar ordenadamente los vacíos demográficos de la colonia.Este estudo fundamenta-se na análise de obras raras, relativas ao período colonial, existentes na Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, e da literatura contemporânea referente ao quotidiano da mulher, suas condições de vida e saúde. As informações obtidas permitem a descrição de saberes, crenças e práticas relativas ao corpo feminino. A análise indica que a mulher, por sua condição de reprodutora, vivenciava as funções de menstruar, gerar, dar à luz e amamentar. Enfim, pode-se dizer que o Brasil colonial herdou das tradições portuguesas, em comum acordo entre a Igreja Católica, o Estado e a Medicina, um discurso moralizador sobre o corpo da mulher. Vigiado pelos olhos atentos de tantos protetores - Estado, Igreja, homens e sociedade -, o corpo da mulher não possuía outra tarefa senão a de preencher ordenadamente os vazios demográficos da colônia.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais1998-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigo avaliado pelos Parestext/plainapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/46750REME-Revista Mineira de Enfermagem; Vol. 2 No. 1 (1998)REME-Revista Mineira de Enfermagem; Vol. 2 Núm. 1 (1998)REME-Revista Mineira de Enfermagem; v. 2 n. 1 (1998)2316-93891415-2762reponame:Reme (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGporhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/46750/38006https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/46750/38007Copyright (c) 1998 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermageminfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNascimento, Estelina Souto doMedina, Anamaria Vaz de AssisTeixeira, Cláudia Dias de Lacerda2023-07-03T11:54:53Zoai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/46750Revistaremeufmg@gmail.comPUBhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/oairemeufmg@gmail.com2316-93891415-2762opendoar:2023-07-03T11:54:53Reme (Online) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
El cuerpo de la mujer en el periodo colonial: algunas reflexiones
O corpo da mulher no período colonial: algumas reflexões
title The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
spellingShingle The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
Nascimento, Estelina Souto do
Historia de la enfermaria
Salud de las mujeres
cuerpo humano
História da enfermagem
Saúde da mulher
Corpo humano
History of nursing
Women's health
Human body
title_short The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
title_full The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
title_fullStr The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
title_full_unstemmed The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
title_sort The woman's body in the colonial period: some reflections on the subject
author Nascimento, Estelina Souto do
author_facet Nascimento, Estelina Souto do
Medina, Anamaria Vaz de Assis
Teixeira, Cláudia Dias de Lacerda
author_role author
author2 Medina, Anamaria Vaz de Assis
Teixeira, Cláudia Dias de Lacerda
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nascimento, Estelina Souto do
Medina, Anamaria Vaz de Assis
Teixeira, Cláudia Dias de Lacerda
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Historia de la enfermaria
Salud de las mujeres
cuerpo humano
História da enfermagem
Saúde da mulher
Corpo humano
History of nursing
Women's health
Human body
topic Historia de la enfermaria
Salud de las mujeres
cuerpo humano
História da enfermagem
Saúde da mulher
Corpo humano
History of nursing
Women's health
Human body
description 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 to neatly fill in the colony's demographic gaps.
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