Janet Goodwin explores female sexual entertainment (songs and smiles) during Japan's Heian and Kamakura periods, examining the gradual construction of a transgressive identity (prostitute) for women engaged in the sex trade. This study unravels social attitudes toward female sexual entertainers.
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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824830687
ISBN-13
9780824830687
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54030970
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Author
Janet R. Goodwin
Publication Name
Selling Songs and Smiles : the Sex Trade in Heian and Kamakura Japan