Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism 1107156874, 9781107156876

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Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
1107156874, 9781107156876

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Table of contents :
Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I Finding Children
Chapter 1 Documenting the Undocumented: Children in the Earliest Egyptian Monasteries
Chapter 2 The Language of Childhood
Part II Representations
Chapter 3 Homoeroticism, Children, and the Making of Monks
Chapter 4 Child Sacrifice: From Familial Renunciation to Jephthah’s Lost Daughter
Chapter 5 Monastic Family Values: The Healing of Children
Part III A Social History
Chapter 6 Making New Monks: Children’s Education, Discipline, and Ascetic Formation
Chapter 7 Breaking Rules and Telling Tales: Daily Life for Monastic Children
Chapter 8 The Ties That Bind: Emotional and Social Bonds between Parents and Children
Conclusion: Monastic Genealogies
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Names and Subjects

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