A global history of child death : mortality, burial, and parental attitudes /
Amy J. Catalano.
- 1 online resource (189 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief history of child mortality -- Burial pits and ivory beads: prehistoric children -- Biblical children -- Burials at night: children in ancient civilizations -- Collateral of the plague: children of the Middle Ages -- Ambivalence -- The modern era -- Indigenous peoples -- Naming and replacement -- Consolation literature: poetry, letters, and songs -- Visual representations of grief: photographs, monuments, and art.