Slaughter of the Innocents : Child Abuse Through the Ages and Today

The author is a psychiatrist. He attempts here to study the family, sexual practices, and child-rearing customs in five cultures (those of Egypt, Greece, the ancient Hebrews, Rome, China), and to draw some insights from these histories. The scope here is broad; the focus and conclusions hazy. The appeal is to general audiences those not put off by the over-sensational title. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-9 Egypt: The Beginnings....Pages 11-34 Greece: The Heights and the Depths....Pages 35-62 The Hebrews: And God Spoke to the People....Pages 63-98 Rome: The Power and Some Glory....Pages 99-128 China: East Meets West....Pages 129-185 A Comparison of the Five Cultures....Pages 187-199 The Psychodynamics of Child Abuse....Pages 201-235 Conclusion: Our Future from the Past....Pages 237-263 Back Matter....Pages 265-314 Sander J. Breiner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 265-295) And Index.