Encantos e magia : as práticas de magia amorosa em Roma - século I a.C.

Abstract

The research-product aims to analyze questions about religiosities and their plural aspects, namely - the social representation of love magic practices contained in Roman society in the 1st century. to analyze how magic rituals to instill love were carried out, identifying the practicing subjects and their magical elements. To do so, we look at the testimonies present in the literary epistolography of Públio Ovídio Nasão, a Roman author who wrote poems on the theme of love during the period of Augustus' reign. We also consulted, as a theoretical foundation, the concepts developed by Jean Maisonnueve in the work 8The Rituals9, Bronislaw Malinowski in 8The Art of Magic and the Power of Faith9, among others. Through investigation into magical rituals, the aim is to enhance studies on ancient civilities, highlighting their practices and beliefs, which should contribute to discussions about religiosities and the different experiences that societies have built with the divine, since the past to the contemporary. All this research is to generate a paradidactic product, analyzing the documentation worked with the purpose of demonstrating how the religiosities of Ancient Rome are close to the pluralities related to the cultural permanences of everyday life. The paradidactic, in addition to assisting the primary school teacher with material on Roman religion, should contribute to discussions about religiosity and the different experiences that societies built with the divine. It also aims to investigate the elements that make up the ritualistic imagination of citizens Romans, therefore, the approach shifts to the religious context of the Republican period, a time when Roman religion centered on the family. Through this perspective, answers are sought in the history of populus romanum beliefs to identify the symbolic value of love magic practices manifested through rituals.