Children and Family in Late Antiquity: Life, Death and Interaction (Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion) - Softcover

Mustakallio, K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9042931353 ISBN 13: 9789042931350

Publisher: Peeters Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

This volume continues the series of five previous Roman Family publications, and puts special focus on social history and living conditions in the familial contexts. It concentrates on three interlinked aspects of family life and interaction: liminal situations regarding demography and ecological factors that lay down the framework for family life, liminal conditions on the edges of familial life regarding child labour, child slaves and sexual attitudes towards children, and local traditions which confront us with people and cultures at the borders of the Roman Empire. By focusing on three recurring points of departure (Late Antiquity, children and childhood, and the encounter between various cultures), and by presenting a wide variety of methodological approaches (from rhetorical analysis of discourses to statistical analysis, and from experiential life stories to iconographic analysis), the present volume offers a view on the status quaestionis of Roman family studies, and widens the thematic points of departure for the study of the Roman family, thus hopefully pointing to fruitful directions for further studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peeters Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9042931353
• ISBN 13: 9789042931350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Mustakallio K, Laes C, Vuolanto V