ISBN:
9781000431889
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (263 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Byzantine Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.2309495
Keywords:
Children-Byzantine Empire-History
;
Children-Byzantine Empire-Social conditions
;
Families-Byzantine Empire-History
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Conceptions of childhood -- 2 The social and physical world of Byzantine children -- 3 How it all starts: the first few years of Byzantine children's lives -- 4 Growing up in a Byzantine family: socialization in the domestic sphere -- 5 The child in the church: constructing religious identity -- 6 Life in the human hive: family networks and the social life of the household -- 7 The monastic-to-be: life within a monastery's walls -- 8 Through the eyes of children: two narratives of Byzantine children's everyday life -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
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