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A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series)

A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series)

by Bloomsbury (Author), Mary Harlow (Editor), Mary Harlow (Editor), Ray Laurence (Editor)

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Synopsis

Childhood and families had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world, but one which is often hidden from us. Underlying our understanding of childhood and the family in Antiquity are the key thinkers and writers of the period. Their ideas on children, growing up, and the stages of life have shaped thinking on these subjects right up to the present day. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 800 CE, A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity covers the rise of democratic Athens, the Hellenistic World, and the evolution and transformation of the Roman Empire. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity presents essays on family relations, community, economy, geography and environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 264
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 16 Jan 2014
ISBN 10: 1472554736
ISBN 13: 9781472554734
Book Overview: A thematic overview of how childhood and the family were perceived in the period from 800 BCE to 800 CE, covering life cycle, relationships, community, economy, the state, the environment, education, religion and health.

Author Bio
Mary Harlow is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Birmingham, UK and co-editor of The Clothed Body in the Ancient World. Ray Laurence is Professor of Roman History and Archaeology at the University of Kent, UK and author of Roman Passions: A History of Pleasure in Imperial Rome and Roman Pompeii: Space and Society. The editors have previously collaborated on Growing Up and Growing Old in Ancient Rome and Age and Ageing in the Roman Empire.