Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World

. Ed(s): Faraone, Christopher A.; McClure, Laura K.

ISBN 10: 0299213145 / ISBN 13: 9780299213145

Editore: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006

Explores the implications of sex-for-pay from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. The essays in this volume reflect the difficulty of answering the question of whether temple prostitution existed in the ancient Near East and Greece, and the implications of literary representations of prostitutes and courtesans. Editor(s): Faraone, Christopher A.; McClure, Laura K. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490. . 2006. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9780299213145

Riassunto:

Oxbow says: This collection of fourteen studies on the subject of prostitutes and courtesans covers a great deal of ancient history from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. First delivered as papers at a conference held in Madison-Wisconsin in 2002, the contributors approach the subject from a number of perspectives and use a range of different source material, from poetry and legal documents to graffiti. The essays themselves raise a series of questions surrounding the place of prostitutes within society, including those of a moral and legal nature. Despite their social marginalisation, prostitutes are found on the streets, the stage, at banquets and in the law courts. These studies not only consider how prostitutes figured in everyday life, but also explore their relationship with religion, asking whether sacred or cultic prostitution existed, with political and politicians, as well as their presence as characters in comedy and other public performance. Ambiguities of terminology, how prostitutes were differentiated from promiscuous or adulterous women, and how references to prostitutes in ancient sources are to be interpreted, are also raised.

Informazioni sull?autore: Christopher A. Faraone is professor of classics at the University of Chicago, author of Ancient Greek Love Magic, and co-editor of Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion. Laura McClure is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, author of Courtesans at Table: Gender and Greek Literary Culture in Athenaeus, and editor of Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World.

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Titolo: Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient ...
Casa editrice: University of Wisconsin Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New