Marriage, Sex and Death
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Marriage, Sex and Death

The Family and the Fall of the Roman West

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Marriage, Sex and Death

The Family and the Fall of the Roman West

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Information

Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9789048529612
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Table Of Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Introduction
  5. Part 1. Creating New Families
  6. 1. Property, Power and Bride Price
  7. 2. Consent to Betrothal
  8. 3. Betrothal, Desire, and Emotional Attachment
  9. 4. Having Children
  10. 5. Family Planning
  11. Conclusions to Part 1
  12. Part 2. Marriage
  13. Introduction
  14. 1. Property and the Limits of Marriage
  15. 2. Sex and the Meaning of Marriage
  16. 3. Adultery
  17. 4. Divorce
  18. 5. Concordia
  19. Conclusions to Part 2
  20. Part 3. Parenthood
  21. Introduction
  22. 1. Patrimony and Fatherhood
  23. 2. The Role and Meaning of Fatherhood
  24. 3. The Legal Role of Mothers
  25. 4. The Nurturing Mother
  26. 5. Parents and Betrothal
  27. 6. Parents and Adult Children
  28. Conclusions to Part 3
  29. Conclusions
  30. Appendix 1: The Law Codes
  31. Appendix 2: Table of Incidence of Laws Concerning Betrothal and Marriage
  32. Appendix 3: Three Table of Incidence of Laws Concerning Parenting
  33. Bibliography
  34. Index