Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child

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Becoming Human This page intentionally left blank Becoming Human The Matter of the Medieval Child UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS Minneapolis London J. ALLAN MITCHELL The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for the publication of this book from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Copyright 2014 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401–2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mitchell, J. Allan (John Allan), 1971– Becoming human : the matter of the medieval child / J. Allan Mitchell. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-8996-5 (hc: acid-free paper) isbn 978-0-8166-8997-2 (pb: acid-free paper) 1. Children—Europe—History—To 1500. 2. Humanity—Social aspects—Europe— History—To 1500. 3. Identity (Psychology)—Social aspects—Europe—History—To 1500. 4. Human body—Social aspects—Europe—History—To 1500. 5. Families— Europe—History—To 1500. 6. Material culture—Europe—History—To 1500. 7. Human ecology—Europe—History—To 1500. 8. Europe—Social life and customs. 9. Civilization, medieval. I. Title hq792.e8m58 2014 306.85094090'01—dc23 2013037982 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...