Arquétipo do feminino da mãe: polifonia de Mônica nas obras Agostinianas contra os acadêmicos (1957) e a Vida feliz (1998)

Abstract

This research focuses on the approach to women and their ability to act in the medieval period, starting from Monica, the mother of Aurelius Augustine of Hippo (354-430). It sheds light on the role of women in medieval society, a role that has been nearly forgotten and/or erased from history. The overall objective of this article is to reflect on the archetype of the feminine mother and the voice of women. The specific objectives include demonstrate concepts of the sciences of religions as a filed of research, developing the concept of the feminine mother archetype in Jung (1999, 2000, 2011), and presenting the polyphony of voices from Bakhtin (2002, 2003) to apply in the discourse analysis of this woman, extracted from excerpts of Augustine's works: "Against the Academics" (1957) and "The Happy Life" (1998). This is a qualitative literature review, utilizing a hermeneutic-sociological approach, based on books, scientific journals, and websites. Therefore, this study examines the mother and woman in question, with the expected results being argumentative elements derived from the aforementioned theological-philosophical dialogues.