Children and Asceticism in Late Antiquity: Continuity, Family Dynamics and the Rise of Christianity 1472414365, 9781472414366, 9781317167853, 9781315571492, 2014036491

In Late Antiquity the emergence of Christian asceticism challenged the traditional Greco-Roman views and practices of fa

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Children and Asceticism in Late Antiquity: Continuity, Family Dynamics and the Rise of Christianity
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