Childhood in the Middle Ages

by Shulamith Shahar, Chaya Galai (Translator)

Overview

Drawing on a wide variety of European sources, Childhood in the Middle Ages (1992) examines attitudes towards children, images of childhood, and the concept of the stages of childhood in medieval culture, from the nobility to the peasantry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032548791
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/17/2025
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. The Attitude to Procreation and the Image of the Child in Medieval Culture 2. Stages in Childhood 3. A Child is Born 4. Nursing 5. The First Stage of Childhood 6. Abandonment, Infanticide and Accidents 7. Sickness, Handicaps, Bereavement and Orphanhood 8. On Education in the Second Stage of Childhood 9. Education for Service in the Secular Church and in the Monastery 10. Education in the Nobility 11. Education in Urban Society 12. Education in the Peasantry