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Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son the death of children in late antiquity
"Late antiquity was a perilous time for children, who were often the first victims of economic crisis, war, and disease. They had a one in three chance of dying before their first birthday, with as many as half dying before age ten. Christian writers accordingly sought to speak to the experienc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2019]
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| Colección: | Christianity in late antiquity (North American Patristics Society) ;
8. Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Late antiquity was a perilous time for children, who were often the first victims of economic crisis, war, and disease. They had a one in three chance of dying before their first birthday, with as many as half dying before age ten. Christian writers accordingly sought to speak to the experience of bereavement and to provide cultural scripts for parents who had lost a child. These late ancient writers turned to characters like Eve and Sarah, Job and Jephthah as models for grieving, for confronting or submitting to the divine. Jephthah's Daughter, Sarah's Son traces the stories these writers crafted and the ways in which they shaped the lived experience of familial bereavement in ancient Christianity. A compelling social history that conveys the emotional lives of people in the late ancient world, Jephthah's Daughter, Sarah's Son is a powerful portrait of mourning that extends beyond antiquity, even to the present day"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 396 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780520972964 0520972961 |