Children, Memory, and Family Identity in Roman Culture
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0199582572
ISBN-13
9780199582570
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 2010
Print length
390 Pages
Weight
684 grams
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15.00 x 22.40 x 2.50 cms
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European historyClassical history / classical civilisationSocial & cultural history
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A collection of essays which draws together the perspectives of various disciplines to provide a multifaceted picture of the Roman family, and of the role of children as transmitters of familial memory, from the 1st century BCE to Late Antiquity and the Christian period.
Investigations into the daily life of Roman families show that children were key actors in the process of the construction of social memory: they were the pivotal point of the transmission of family tradition and values in both elite and non-elite families. This collection of essays draws together the perspectives of various disciplines to provide a multifaceted picture of the Roman family based on a wide range of evidence drawn from the 1st century BCE to Late Antiquity and the Christian period. The contributors define the notion of memory, discuss the role of children in the transmission of social memory and social identities, and also deal with threats to familial memory, in the cases of children deliberately or accidentally excluded from tradition, long believed to be invisible, such as those born at home to slaves, or outcast because of illness or their unusual status, for example as the offspring of an incestuous relationship.
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