But what is not a woman capable of, when she knows how to unleash the passions of men, and even put the stamp of religion and piety on crime? Gender and narrative in German immigration in Rio Grande do Sul

ABSTRACT

The production of the narrative about Jacobina Mentz Maurer, head of the messianic movement of the Mucker (German Colony of São Leopoldo – RS/Brazil, 1868-1874) is discussed, based on the main work of reference on the subject, written by the German Jesuit priest Ambrósio Schupp. The narrative produced by Schupp is the first published work on the subject, which was originally written in German and later translated into Portuguese. The research analyzes the relationship between gender issues and the process of declaring Jacobina guilty, when she was represented by the author as a criminal woman of doubtful character and responsible for many crimes in the German Colony. The imposition of a negative image of the female leader of the Mucker was, first of all, through her gendered identity and unbalanced psychological profile.

Keywords:
gender; german immigration; Jacobina Maurer; religious fanaticism; crime