The dark side of childhood in late antiquity and the Middle Ages : unwanted, disabled and lost /

"This volume examines conceptions, ideas and habits connected with children in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the "dark sides of childhood" in the pre-modern world. The authors investigate the long-term attitudes of people, as well as ruptures in habits and customs. The bo...

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Other Authors: Mustakallio, Katariina (Editor), Laes, Christian (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, ©2011.
Series:Childhood in the past monograph series ; v. 2.
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