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6. Children and the Sword
The Holy Innocents and the Death of Children
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- (Premature) Death as a Good. An Introduction 1
- 1. Children’s Deaths in Late Antiquity in Ritual and Historical Perspective 23
- 2. East of Eden 44
- 3. Mourning Sarah’s Son 75
- 4. Echoes of the Akedah 103
- 5. Death, Demons, and Disaster 144
- 6. Children and the Sword 175
- Conclusion. Children in the Quicksand 205
- Abbreviations 213
- Notes 215
- Bibliography 325
- Index 373
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- (Premature) Death as a Good. An Introduction 1
- 1. Children’s Deaths in Late Antiquity in Ritual and Historical Perspective 23
- 2. East of Eden 44
- 3. Mourning Sarah’s Son 75
- 4. Echoes of the Akedah 103
- 5. Death, Demons, and Disaster 144
- 6. Children and the Sword 175
- Conclusion. Children in the Quicksand 205
- Abbreviations 213
- Notes 215
- Bibliography 325
- Index 373
