Publication: Objetos en disputa: valoraciones simbólicas, redes e intercambios entre monasterios femeninos y agentes de la sociedad colonial (Virreinato del Río de la Plata fines s. XVIII-XIX).
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Scocchera, Vanina
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A fines del siglo XVIII en el virreinato del Río de
la Plata la escasez de dinero circulante llevó a la
valoración material de ciertos objetos como un
medio para acumular riqueza. Consecuencia de
su valor simbólico y material, objetos utilitarios
y suntuarios elaborados en plata participaron de
redes de intercambio agenciadas por monjas de
monasterios de Córdoba y Buenos Aires tendientes a emular la jerarquía social en la clausura. Así, estos objetos protagonizaron disputas por su posesión: donaciones, solicitudes de devolución, rifas o adquisiciones. Aunque vetadas por los visitadores y contrapuestas a los postulados monásticos, la acumulación de objetos de plata y las prácticas de intercambio formaron parte de la vida cotidiana de los monasterios femeninos y darían
cuenta de una economía espiritual tendiente
a generar la distinción de la Iglesia monástica
frente a otras órdenes.
At the end of the eighteenth century in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, the scarcity of circulating money led to the material valuation of certain objects as a means to accumulate wealth. As a consequence of their symbolic and material value, utilitarian and sumptuary silver objects formed a part of exchange networks initiated by nuns from monasteries in Córdoba and Buenos Aires, emulating the social hierarchy in the cloister. Thus, these objects were the center of disputes for their possession: donations, refund requests, raffles or acquisitions. Although vetoed by visitors and those opposed to the monastic postulates, the accumulation of silver objects and exchange practices formed part of daily life in the female monasteries and would account for a spiritual economy that would distinguish the monastic church from other orders.
At the end of the eighteenth century in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, the scarcity of circulating money led to the material valuation of certain objects as a means to accumulate wealth. As a consequence of their symbolic and material value, utilitarian and sumptuary silver objects formed a part of exchange networks initiated by nuns from monasteries in Córdoba and Buenos Aires, emulating the social hierarchy in the cloister. Thus, these objects were the center of disputes for their possession: donations, refund requests, raffles or acquisitions. Although vetoed by visitors and those opposed to the monastic postulates, the accumulation of silver objects and exchange practices formed part of daily life in the female monasteries and would account for a spiritual economy that would distinguish the monastic church from other orders.




