Full Description
A Cultural History of Education in Antiquity presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; and life histories.
The book balances traditional approaches towards education with the new history of education that tackles the topic from a much broader scope. The chapters integrate evidence from the Greek and the Roman world, next to Christian evidence from late antiquity.
An essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students in history, literature, culture, and education.
Contents
General Editor Preface
Introduction, Christian Laes (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
1. Church, Religion and Morality, Matthew Dillon (University of New England, Australia)
2. Knowledge, Media and Communication, Tim Denecker (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
3. Children and Childhoods, Anna Boozer (Baruch University NY, USA)
4. Family, Community and Sociability, Alexis Daveloose (Ghent University, Belgium)
5. Learners and Learning, Fanny Dolansky (Brock University, Canada)
6. Teachers and Teaching, Konrad Vössing (University of Bonn, Germany)
7. Literacies, Pauline Ripat (University of Winnipeg, Canada)
8. Life Histories, Keith R. Bradley (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Notes on Contributors
Index
