Hombres y mujeres a orillas del Dios-Río. Relaciones de género y subordinación social desde una fuente ordálica de la ciudad de Mari. Siria, siglo XVIII a.C.
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2012-12
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Centro de Estudios Sobre Diversidad Cultural.
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En Mesopotamia, la prueba ordálica consistía en someter al acusado cuya inocencia o culpabilidad
se quería demostrar a la acción de un curso de agua. Inscribimos el análisis de las fuentes ordálicas
mariotas del período del reinado de Zimrî-Lîm (1775-1762 a.C.) en el marco de la problemática
del género, pues partimos de la hipótesis de que esta práctica afectó de manera distinta a hombres
y mujeres e incluso a mujeres de distintos status económico-sociales. Se considera que para una
real comprensión de este fenómeno es necesario ubicarse en el marco de un proceso histórico
específico y abordarlo a través de los aportes de las teorías de género y de la historia social.
In Mesopotamia, the “ordeal” was a proof to demonstrate if an accused person was guilty or innocent. This person was subjected to the action of a watercourse. We analyze the records about the ordeal from the reign of Zimrî-Lîm (1775-1762 a.C.) in the context of gender issues, because we assume that men and women, and even women from different socio-economic status, were affected differently by this practice. We consider that for a real understanding of this phenomenon we must place it within a specific historical process and approach to it through the contributions of gender theories and social history.
In Mesopotamia, the “ordeal” was a proof to demonstrate if an accused person was guilty or innocent. This person was subjected to the action of a watercourse. We analyze the records about the ordeal from the reign of Zimrî-Lîm (1775-1762 a.C.) in the context of gender issues, because we assume that men and women, and even women from different socio-economic status, were affected differently by this practice. We consider that for a real understanding of this phenomenon we must place it within a specific historical process and approach to it through the contributions of gender theories and social history.
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Mesopotamia, Ordalía, Relaciones de género, Jerarquías intra-género, Gender relationships, Intra-gender hierarchies, Ordeal