The Book of the Father

Japanese: 家父の書 - かふのしょ
The Book of the Father

… In 17th-century Western Europe, small families centered around a husband and wife and children had already been formed, including servants, but the small family was still considered a productive and supportive unit, and the father was expected to manage the household. Therefore, the European household books up to that point, called Hausväterbücher (also called "father's books"), were written for the father of the household, and focused on how he should manage the household community, which was primarily a productive function. The father's duties included educating his children. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in the "Book of the Fathers" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 17世紀西欧において,すでに夫婦・子ども中心の小家族が僕婢をも含むものとして成立していたが,その小家族は生産・扶養単位であり,家父がその家政をとりしきるものとまだ考えられていた。したがってその時点までのヨーロッパの家政書Hausväterbücher(〈家父の書〉ともいう)は,家父のためのものであり,生産機能を主とする家共同体を家父がいかにきりまわすかということが中心となっていた。そのような家父の職分の中に,子どもの教育も含まれていたのである。…

※「家父の書」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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