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Becoming Byzantine : children and childhood in Byzantium / edited by Arietta Papaconstantinou and Alice-Mary Talbot
Ouvrage
Appartient aux collections: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine symposia and colloquia
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks, 2009 Description: 1 vol. (330 p.) : ill. ; 24 cmCollection : Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine symposia and colloquia Titre de forme: ISBN: 9780884023562 ; 0884023567.Langue: Anglais ; Français ; de résumé, Anglais Pays: Autre auteur: Papaconstantinou, Arietta, Editeur scientifique; Talbot, Alice-Mary, Editeur scientifique Résumé: Despite increased interest over the last fifty years in childhood in Byzantium, the bibliography on this topic remains rather short and generalized. "Becoming Byzantine : Children and Childhood in Byzantium" presents detailed information about children’s lives, and provides a basis for further study. This collection of eight articles covers matters relevant to daily life such as the definition of children in Byzantine law, procreation, death, breastfeeding patterns, and material culture. Religious and political perspectives are also used to examine Byzantine views of the ideal child, and the abuse of children in monasteries. Many of these articles present the first comprehensive accounts of specific aspects of childhood in Byzantium. (Source : éditeur). URL: Table des matières Item type: Ouvrage

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Despite increased interest over the last fifty years in childhood in Byzantium, the bibliography on this topic remains rather short and generalized. "Becoming Byzantine : Children and Childhood in Byzantium" presents detailed information about children’s lives, and provides a basis for further study. This collection of eight articles covers matters relevant to daily life such as the definition of children in Byzantine law, procreation, death, breastfeeding patterns, and material culture. Religious and political perspectives are also used to examine Byzantine views of the ideal child, and the abuse of children in monasteries. Many of these articles present the first comprehensive accounts of specific aspects of childhood in Byzantium.
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