Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
I. Introduction
II. The Ancient World
III. The New Jerusalem
IV. Byzantine Guardianship
V. The Byzantine Church
VI. Abandonment and Adoption
VII. The Orphanotropheion: Administration
VIII. The Orphanotropheion: The Orphan School
IX. Did It Work?
X. Epilogue: The West
Appendix: Seventy-Seven Orphan Cases
Bibliography
Index