Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son: the death of children in late antiquity

Doerfler, Maria E.

Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son: the death of children in late antiquity

"Late antiquity was a perilous time for children, who were often the first victims of economic crisis, war, and disease. They had a one in three chance of dying before their first birthday, with as many as half dying before age ten. Christian writers accordingly sought to speak to the experienc...

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Subtitles:	Death of children in late antiquity
Main Author:	Doerfler, Maria E. (Author)
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
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Interlibrary Loan:	Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published:	Oakland, California University of California Press [2019]
In:	Year: 2019
Reviews:	[Rezension von: Doerfler, Maria E., Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity] (2020) (Cojocaru, Oana-Maria, 1978 -) [Rezension von: Doerfler, Maria E., Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity] (2022) (Denzey Lewis, Nicola, 1966 -) [Rezension von: Doerfler, Maria E., Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity] (2021) (Abrahamsen, Valerie) [Rezension von: Doerfler, Maria E., Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity] (2021) (Abrahamsen, Valerie A., 1954 -) [Rezension von: Doerfler, Maria E., Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity] (2020) (Martens, John W., 1960 -)
Series/Journal:	Christianity in late antiquity 8 The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
IxTheo Classification:	HB Old Testament
Further subjects:	B Parental grief Religious aspects Christianity History Early church, ca. 30-600 B 30-600 B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Bible B RELIGION - Ancient B Children Death Religious aspects Christianity History Early church, ca. 30-600 B History B Criticism, interpretation, etc
Online Access:	Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:	Non-electronic