Common Women : Prostitution and Sexuality In Medieval England.

By: Karras, Ruth MazoMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the History of Sexuality SerPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1998Copyright date: ©1996Description: 1 online resource (232 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780195352306Subject(s): Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Common Women : Prostitution and Sexuality In Medieval EnglandDDC classification: 306.74209420902 LOC classification: HQ186.A5K3Online resources: Click to View
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Common Women, Prostitutes, and Whores -- 1 Prostitution and the Law -- 2 Brothels, Licit and Illicit -- 3 Becoming a Prostitute -- 4 The Sex Trade in Practice -- 5 Marriage, Sexuality, and Marginality -- 6 Saints and Sinners -- Conclusion: Sexuality, Money, and the Whore -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Through a sensitive use of a wide variety of imaginative and didactic texts, Ruth Karras shows that while prostitutes as individuals were marginalized within medieval culture, prostitution as an institution was central to the medieval understanding of what it meant to be a woman. This important work will be of interest to scholars and students of history, women's studies, and the history of sexuality.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Common Women, Prostitutes, and Whores -- 1 Prostitution and the Law -- 2 Brothels, Licit and Illicit -- 3 Becoming a Prostitute -- 4 The Sex Trade in Practice -- 5 Marriage, Sexuality, and Marginality -- 6 Saints and Sinners -- Conclusion: Sexuality, Money, and the Whore -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Through a sensitive use of a wide variety of imaginative and didactic texts, Ruth Karras shows that while prostitutes as individuals were marginalized within medieval culture, prostitution as an institution was central to the medieval understanding of what it meant to be a woman. This important work will be of interest to scholars and students of history, women's studies, and the history of sexuality.

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