The family in late antiquity

Description:

"In the first comprehensive study of the family in the later Roman Empire - from approximately AD 300 to 550 - Geoffrey Nathan analyses the classical Roman family as well as early Christian notions of this most basic unit of social organization. Using these models as a contextual backdrop, Nathan then explores marriage, children, domestic servitude and other familial institutions in late antiquity. He brings together a diverse collection of sources, transcending traditional studies that have centred on the legal record."--Jacket.

subjects: Christianity,  Family,  History of doctrines,  Religious aspects of Family,  Families,  Family, religious life,  Family, history,  Famille,  Familles,  Aspect religieux,  Christianisme,  Histoire des doctrines,  FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS,  Alternative Family,  Reference,  Familie,  Christentum,  Spätantike,  Gezin,  Christendom,  FAMÍLIA,  CRISTIANISMO,  Geschichte 284-610,  Geschichte 300-550,  Sozialgeschichte 300-550,  Religious aspects

Places: Rome

Times: Early church, ca. 30-600