Childhood in the Middle Ages
eBook - ePub

Childhood in the Middle Ages

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Childhood in the Middle Ages

About this book

Drawing on a wide variety of European sources, Childhood in the Middle Ages (1992) examines attitudes towards children, images of childhood, and the concept of the stages of childhood in medieval culture, from the nobility to the peasantry. It makes fascinating and illuminating reading for anyone interested in the social and cultural history of medieval Europe as well as the history of child-rearing and education.

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Yes, you can access Childhood in the Middle Ages by Shulamith Shahar, Chaya Galai in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Storia & Storia dell'Europa medievale. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032548753
eBook ISBN
9781000924183

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Endorsements
  9. Contents
  10. Preface
  11. Abbreviations
  12. Introduction: on the history of childhood in the Middle Ages
  13. 1 The attitude to procreation and the image of the child in medieval culture
  14. 2 Stages in childhood
  15. 3 A child is born
  16. 4 Nursing
  17. 5 The first stage of childhood
  18. 6 Abandonment, infanticide, and accidents
  19. 7 Sickness, handicaps, bereavement, and orphanhood
  20. 8 On education in the second stage of childhood
  21. 9 Education for service in the secular church and in the monastery
  22. 10 Education in the nobility
  23. 11 Education in urban society
  24. 12 Education in the peasantry
  25. Appendix
  26. Notes
  27. Index