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This book examines the intricacies of growing up in medieval Byzantium, children’s everyday experiences, and their agency. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page -1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of illustrations 8 Acknowledgements 10 List of Abbreviations 12 Introduction 14 1 Conceptions of childhood 35 2 The social and physical world of Byzantine children 63 3 How it all starts: the first few years of Byzantine children’s lives 79 4 Growing up in a Byzantine family: socialization in the domestic sphere 105 5 The child in the church: constructing religious identity 139 6 Life in the human hive: family networks and the social life of the household 162 7 The monastic-to-be: life within a monastery’s walls 183 8 Through the eyes of children: two narratives of Byzantine children’s everyday life 207 Conclusions 228 Bibliography 232 Index 256 Childhood;,Byzantine,Children;,Socialization;,Monastery’s,Walls;,Human,Hive Childhood,Byzantine Children,Socialization,Monastery’s Walls,Human Hive

Author

Oana-Maria Cojocaru

Language

EN