continuity, family dynamics and the rise of Christianity /
Ville Vuolanto.
viii, 263 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-255) and index.
Approaches and strategies -- Family, kin, and the right way of living as a Christian -- Ascetics and the family of Christ: metaphors, family dynamics, and continuity -- Chastity as immortality -- Choosing asceticism: demography and decision-making in the domestic sphere -- Family economy and the profits of asceticism -- Progeny, reputation, and memory -- Children, strategies, and continuity -- Not all of me will die: conclusions.
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Asceticism-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Families-- Religious life.
Parent and child-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.