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 experience of b...

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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: Berkeley University of California Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
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 -)
Edition:1st ed.
Series/Journal:Christianity in Late Antiquity Series v.8
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Parental grief-Religious aspects-Christianity-History-Early church, ca. 30-600
B Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc.-History-Early church, ca. 30-600
B Children-Death-Religious aspects-Christianity-History-Early church, ca. 30-600
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic