Maternities in Iberian societies. Strategies, regulations and representations in the ritual context (4th-2nd centuries BC)

Abstract

In this study we approach the analysis of maternity or, more correctly stated, maternities, as the plural of the term combines a diversity of situations and realities. Our intention in this study is to approach maternities as social experiences, as well as cultural constructions involving diverse defining aspects such as, for example, how to deal with procreation and maternity strategies and how their symbols are used. For this reason, we believe it is better to speak of the maternal function or maternal practices, as they bring us closer to multidirectional readings of the societies of the past, in our case, the Iberian societies (4th-3rd centuries BC).