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- Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
- Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Finding Children
- Chapter 1 Documenting the Undocumented
- Chapter 2 The Language of Childhood
- Part II Representations
- Part III A Social History
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Names and Subjects
Chapter 1 - Documenting the Undocumented
Children in the Earliest Egyptian Monasteries
from Part I - Finding Children
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
- Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Finding Children
- Chapter 1 Documenting the Undocumented
- Chapter 2 The Language of Childhood
- Part II Representations
- Part III A Social History
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Names and Subjects
Summary
Boys and girls of varying ages lived in early monasteries in Egypt or were part of the larger network of care for Egyptian monasteries in late antiquity. Children entered monasteries on their own or along with their parents. They joined monastic communities or monastic households for a variety of reasons: familial poverty, abandonment, orphanhood, religious devotion and dedication, temporary care, and education. This chapter surveys papyri, monastic rules, hagiography, Manichaean documents from Kellis, letters, inscriptions, and graffiti to document the presence of children in early Egyptian monasteries.
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- Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism , pp. 19 - 49Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020