Women and Society in Colonial Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3304352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J R Russell-Wood, A J R Russell‐wood (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-34 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00019313 |
| OpenAlex | W2142439942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
No aspect of Brazilian history has received so stereotyped a treatment as the position of the female and her contribution to the society and economy of the colony. The white donzela and the lady of the 'big house' have been depicted as leading a secluded existence, be it in the innermost recesses of their homes or in conventual cells, immune to harsh realities and safe from brash overtures by pretenders. Of the white woman, it was said, during her lifetime she left her home on only three occasions: to be baptized, to be married, and to be buried. The role of the white woman was seen as essentially passive, victim of the demands of an over-bearing and frequently unfaithful older husband to whom she would bear children, or of a martinet of a father. As for the Amerindian woman, whose beauty led the discoverers to initial raptures of platonic appreciation and then sexual overindulgence, she has rarely been depicted in any role other than that of concubine or lover. The black and mulatto woman, slave or free, became a symbol of sensual arousal and sexual fulfillment
Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Colonialism · Sociology · Symbol (formal · White (mutation · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Gender Studies · Gender, Sexuality, and Education · History · History of Colonial Brazil · Philosophy
Spanish Peru, 1532-1560
The Masters and the Slaves
Neither Slave nor Free
Rio in the Time of the Viceroys
Colonial Roots of Modern Brazil
On Portuguese Family Structure
The Population of Brazil in the Late Eighteenth Century
The Population of Brazil in the Late Eighteenth Century
Conflicts and Conspiracies
Marriage and the Family in Colonial Vila Rica
Black and Mulatto Brotherhoods in Colonial Brazil
The Social and Economic Role of the Convent
The Structure of the Brazilian Family
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2024 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |