In Samuel's image : : child oblation in the early medieval West /

In Samuel's image : : child oblation in the early medieval West / / by Mayke De Jong.

Early medieval religious communities were filled with monks and nuns who spent almost their entire lives within the monastic confines. Many had arrived in childhood, through an irrevocable act of parental sacrifice (oblatio). According to Benedict's Rule, parents were to donate their sons “to G...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 12
VerfasserIn:
De Jong, Mayke,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1996.
Year of Publication:1996
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 12.
Physical Description:1 online resource (377 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER ONE: CHILD OBLATION: ITS EARLY HISTORY
  • CHAPTER TWO: CAROLINGIAN LAW AND CHILD OBLATION
  • CHAPTER THREE: REGISTRATION AND COMMEMORATION
  • CHAPTER FOUR: MONASTICISM AND CHILD RECRUITMENT
  • CHAPTER FIVE: MODELS AND RITUALS OF CHILD OBLATION
  • CHAPTER SIX: COMMENDATIO AND ΟΒΙΛΉΟ
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: CHILD OBLATION AND THE STATE
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: CHILDREN AS GIFTS: A CONCLUSION
  • EPILOGUE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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