La formation à la maternité et les pratiques et états des femmes qui ne répondent pas aux attentes de procréation de la société dans le Monde romain occidental, du IIIe siècle avant J.-C. au IIIe siècle après J.-C. : étude de la contraception, de l’avortement et de la stérilité

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Supervisors

Van Haeperen, Françoise

Faculty

Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres

Degree label

Master [120] en histoire, à finalité didactique

Abstract

enIn a Roman world dominated by men, society expected women to procreate in order to ensure the continuity of the community and the state. Our study, which will focus mainly on Greek and Latin literary sources, will aim to identify and present women's training for motherhood and the practices and states of women who did not meet society's expectations of procreation. We will begin our work by analysing the preparation for conception that young girls receive, from their earliest years until their marriage. We will then study three aspects of non-maternity, through contraception, abortion and sterility. We will focus in particular on the reasons behind these situations. We will also look at the recipes recommended to ensure that a contraceptive works properly, to achieve a successful abortion or to counter a form of infertility. These three subjects of study, addressed in the second part, will also give us an insight into the criticism Roman women faced about their bodies and their choices.