Children and asceticism in late antiquity : continuity, family dynamics and the rise of Christianity

1. Verfasser: Vuolanto, Ville.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2015.
Umfang/Format: viii, 263 p. ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Families > Religious life.
Parent and child > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Approaches and strategies
  • Family, kin, and the right way of living as a Christian
  • Ascetics and the family of Christ: metaphors, family dynamics, and continuity
  • Chastity as immortality
  • Choosing asceticism: demography and decision-making in the domestic sphere
  • Family economy and the profits of asceticism
  • Progeny, reputation, and memory
  • Children, strategies, and continuity
  • Not all of me will die: conclusions.

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