Patriarchy, property and death in the Roman family /

The Roman father, with his monopoly of property rights and power of life and death over his children, has been prominent in the formulation of the concept of patriarchy in European thought. However, the severe, authoritarian image, based on legal rules and legends, provides, according to Professor S...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saller, Richard P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Series:Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 25.
Subjects:
Families > Rome.
Patriarchy > Rome.
Property > Rome.
Familles > Rome.
Patriarcat (Sociologie) > Rome.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Alternative Family.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Reference.
Families
Patriarchy
Property
Patriarchaat (sociologie)
Eigendom.
Dood.
Gezinsrelaties.
Romeinse oudheid.
Historia antiga > roma (sociedade)
Historia antiga > roma (costume e cotidiano)
Famille > Rome > Aspect religieux.
Famille > Rome > Sociologie.
Patriarcat (sociologie) > Rome.
Propriété > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: approaches to the history of the Roman family
  • pt. I. Roman life course and kinship: biology and culture. 2. Roman patterns of death, marriage and birth. 3. Simulation of Roman family and kinship
  • pt. II. Roman family and culture: definitions and norms. 4. Familia and domus: defining and representing the Roman family and household. 5. Pietas and patria potestas: obligation and power in the Roman household. 6. Whips and words: discipline and punishment in the Roman household
  • pt. III. The devolution of property in the Roman family. 7. Strategies of succession in Roman families. 8. Guardianship of Roman children. 9. Dowries and daughters in Rome.

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