Children and asceticism in late antiquity : continuity, family dynamics and the rise of christianity
Vuolanto, Ville
Children and asceticism in late antiquity : continuity, family dynamics and the rise of christianity Ville Vuolanto - Surrey Ashgate 2015 - 263 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Approaches and strategies -- Family, kin, and the right way of living as a Christian -- Ascetics and the family of Christ: metaphors, family dynamics, and continuity -- Chastity as immortality -- Choosing asceticism: demography and decision-making in the domestic sphere -- Family economy and the profits of asceticism -- Progeny, reputation, and memory -- Children, strategies, and continuity -- Not all of me will die: conclusions.
9781472414366
Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Families--Religious life
Parent and child--Religious aspects--Christianity
BV5023 VUO
Children and asceticism in late antiquity : continuity, family dynamics and the rise of christianity Ville Vuolanto - Surrey Ashgate 2015 - 263 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Approaches and strategies -- Family, kin, and the right way of living as a Christian -- Ascetics and the family of Christ: metaphors, family dynamics, and continuity -- Chastity as immortality -- Choosing asceticism: demography and decision-making in the domestic sphere -- Family economy and the profits of asceticism -- Progeny, reputation, and memory -- Children, strategies, and continuity -- Not all of me will die: conclusions.
9781472414366
Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Families--Religious life
Parent and child--Religious aspects--Christianity
BV5023 VUO