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506 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
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In The Kindness of Strangers, John Boswell argues persuasively that child abandonment was a common and morally acceptable practice from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a wide variety of sources, including drama and mythological-literary tex...
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506 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In The Kindness of Strangers, John Boswell argues persuasively that child abandonment was a common and morally acceptable practice from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a wide variety of sources, including drama and mythological-literary tex...
Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews
Moods
informative 100%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
Pace
medium 50%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Abortion, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry