IMC 2009: Sessions

Session 327: Approaching the Byzantine Family, I: Early Families

Organisers:	Leslie Brubaker, Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman & Modern Greek Studies, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Birmingham / Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University
Moderator/Chair:	Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University
Paper 327-a	The Iconography of the Family in Late Antiquity (Language: English) Lisa Alberici, Postgraduate Office, Historical Studies, College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Social History
Paper 327-b	Ascetic Communities as Families (Language: English) Ville Vuolanto, Department of History, University of Tampere Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Monasticism, Social History
Paper 327-c	Monks and Children: Corporal Punishment and Late Antique Monastic Rules (Language: English) Julia Hillner, Department of History, University of Sheffield Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Monasticism, Social History
Abstract	This session will explore early Byzantine families. Lisa Alberici will examine depictions of early families in art. Ville Vuolanto will focus on the alternative families of the ascetic community. Julia Hillner will also turn her attention to the ascetic community, and will explore the use of corporal punishment as a reflection of late antique family behaviour.