Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil
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Resumo: | The belief that bodily health was closely tied to the virtues of the soul was a shared topic among clerics, religious, moralists – also among doctors –, which was why treating the ills of the flesh with the so-known medicines for the spirit was not uncommon in Portuguese America throughout the colonial period, especially in the 18th century. Midst the many "remedies" that could be applied to those sick bodies and sinful souls, claiming for the help of the saints can be highlighted as the most effective strategy, and books such as the Botica Preciosa e Thesouro Precioso da Lapa [...], written by the missionary Angelo de Sequeira and published in 1756, has become more and more usual. In this study, we will examine the writings produced by a series of Catholic scholars who, in instructing the devotee, prescribed, as Sequeira, the best ways to preserve or re-establish the health of spirit and body. |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil Alma piadosa, cuerpo sano: el papel de la devoción en la cura de las enfermedades en el Brasil colonialAlma piedosa, corpo são: o papel da devoção na cura das doenças no Brasil colonial devociónmedicinaBrasil colonialdevotionmedicineColonial BrazildevoçãomedicinaBrasil colonialThe belief that bodily health was closely tied to the virtues of the soul was a shared topic among clerics, religious, moralists – also among doctors –, which was why treating the ills of the flesh with the so-known medicines for the spirit was not uncommon in Portuguese America throughout the colonial period, especially in the 18th century. Midst the many "remedies" that could be applied to those sick bodies and sinful souls, claiming for the help of the saints can be highlighted as the most effective strategy, and books such as the Botica Preciosa e Thesouro Precioso da Lapa [...], written by the missionary Angelo de Sequeira and published in 1756, has become more and more usual. In this study, we will examine the writings produced by a series of Catholic scholars who, in instructing the devotee, prescribed, as Sequeira, the best ways to preserve or re-establish the health of spirit and body.La creencia de que la salud del cuerpo estaba estrechamente ligada a las virtudes del alma se basaba en los escritos clérigos, religiosos, moralistas, y también entre médicos, por lo que no era infrecuente tratar los males de la carne con medicinas para el espíritu en la América portuguesa durante todo el período colonial, especialmente en el siglo XVIII. De los muchos "remedios" que podrían aplicarse a esos cuerpos enfermos y almas pecaminosas, el uso de los santos se destaca como el más efectivo, y obras como Botica Preciosa e Thesouro Precioso da Lapa [...], escritas por el misionero paulista Angelo de Sequeira y publicado en 1756, se vuelve cada vez más común. En este estudio, examinaremos los escritos producidos por una serie de eruditos católicos que, al instruir a los fieles, prescribieron, como Sequeira, las mejores formas de preservar o restablecer la salud del espíritu y el cuerpo.A crença de que a saúde do corpo estava intimamente atrelada às virtudes da alma fez-se premissa entre clérigos, religiosos, moralistas – e também entre médicos –, razão pela qual tratar os males da carne a partir de medicamentos para o espírito não fora incomum na América Portuguesa ao longo do período colonial, especialmente no século XVIII. Dos muitos “remédios” que poderiam ser aplicados àqueles corpos doentes e às almas pecaminosas, o recurso aos santos salta aos olhos como o mais eficaz, e obras como a Botica Preciosa e Thesouro Precioso da Lapa [...], escrita pelo missionário paulista Ângelo de Sequeira e publicada em 1756, passam a ser cada vez mais usuais. Neste estudo, serão perscrutados os escritos produzidos por uma série de letrados católicos que, ao instruir os fiéis, prescreviam, a exemplo de Sequeira, as melhores formas de conservar ou reestabelecer, ao mesmo tempo, a saúde do espírito e do corpo. Universidade Federal de São Paulo2020-12-23info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/alm/article/view/9808Almanack; No. 26 (2020); 1-50Almanack; Núm. 26 (2020); 1-50Almanack; n. 26 (2020); 1-502236-4633reponame:Almanack (Guarulhos)instname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:UNIFESPporhttps://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/alm/article/view/9808/8220Copyright (c) 2020 Ana Carolina de Carvalho Viotti, Clara Braz dos Santosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Carvalho Viotti, Ana CarolinaBraz dos Santos, Clara2021-09-10T01:52:13Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/9808Revistahttps://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/almPUBhttps://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/alm/oaialmanack@unifesp.br||andremachados@yahoo.com.br2236-46332236-4633opendoar:2021-09-10T01:52:13Almanack (Guarulhos) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil Alma piadosa, cuerpo sano: el papel de la devoción en la cura de las enfermedades en el Brasil colonial Alma piedosa, corpo são: o papel da devoção na cura das doenças no Brasil colonial |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil de Carvalho Viotti, Ana Carolina devoción medicina Brasil colonial devotion medicine Colonial Brazil devoção medicina Brasil colonial |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil |
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Pious soul, healthy body: the role of devotion in the cure of the diseases in colonial Brazil |
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de Carvalho Viotti, Ana Carolina |
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de Carvalho Viotti, Ana Carolina Braz dos Santos, Clara |
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Braz dos Santos, Clara |
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de Carvalho Viotti, Ana Carolina Braz dos Santos, Clara |
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devoción medicina Brasil colonial devotion medicine Colonial Brazil devoção medicina Brasil colonial |
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devoción medicina Brasil colonial devotion medicine Colonial Brazil devoção medicina Brasil colonial |
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The belief that bodily health was closely tied to the virtues of the soul was a shared topic among clerics, religious, moralists – also among doctors –, which was why treating the ills of the flesh with the so-known medicines for the spirit was not uncommon in Portuguese America throughout the colonial period, especially in the 18th century. Midst the many "remedies" that could be applied to those sick bodies and sinful souls, claiming for the help of the saints can be highlighted as the most effective strategy, and books such as the Botica Preciosa e Thesouro Precioso da Lapa [...], written by the missionary Angelo de Sequeira and published in 1756, has become more and more usual. In this study, we will examine the writings produced by a series of Catholic scholars who, in instructing the devotee, prescribed, as Sequeira, the best ways to preserve or re-establish the health of spirit and body. |
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