ALVES, J. E. N.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0317910519762559; ALVES, João Eudes do Nascimento.
Abstract:
The Brazilian State of Bahia held in 1779 a familiar drama which surpassed the
domestic walls of that time and carne to us through an official document. In this plot
father and son are protagonists of a dispute filled with mutual accusations and
ambiguous postures analyzed by Brazilian and Portuguese authorities. On one side is
the father José Felix de Almeida, on the other side is the son Silvestre José de Almeida,
both performing complex roles and both devoid of normaitive stereotypes. In addition,
along with them there are others historie subjects whom compose this web of
relationships which are fundamental the upshot of this case. This paper is part of the
research area called Family History in the Portuguese America. Following a micro
historie approach according to Ginzburg, we analyze the specific case o f the Almeida
family from the city of Salvador - Bahia, aiming at comprehending the subversive
actions from both subjects in that society. Therefore, we reflect upon the concepts of
jiguration, networks o f interdependence, power and tensions balance according to
Nobert Elias perspective. Furthermore, throughout the chapters, we approach themes
such as family Standard, children education, paternal authority and family-society
relationship. Finally, we consider that the subjects in question became active in their
choices to the extent that sometimes they attacked; sometimes they contested the
existing rale of that time according to their wills.
