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PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press

ISBN-100299213145

ISBN-139780299213145

eBay Product ID (ePID)45877808

Product Key Features

Number of Pages376 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameProstitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World

Publication Year2006

SubjectAncient / General, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Prostitution & Sex Trade

TypeTextbook

AuthorLaurak. Mcclure

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

SeriesWisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20.6 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-005455

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This volume engages provocatively with previous studies on the topic of prostitution in Greece, Rome, and the Near East. The readable style and lively English translations will make this book accessible not only to students and specialists but also to the broader reading public."-Judith P. Hallett, coeditor ofRoman Sexualities, "This volume engages provocatively with previous studies on the topic of prostitution in Greece, Rome, and the Near East. The readable style and lively English translations will make this book accessible not only to students and specialists but also to the broader reading public."-Judith P. Hallett, coeditor of Roman Sexualities, "This volume engages provocatively with previous studies on the topic of prostitution in Greece, Rome, and the Near East. The readable style and lively English translations will make this book accessible not only to students and specialists but also to the broader reading public."--Judith P. Hallett, coeditor of" Roman Sexualities

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.74/0938

SynopsisExplores 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., Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World explores the implications of sex-for-pay across a broad span of time, from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. In ancient times, although they were socially marginal, prostitutes connected with almost every aspect of daily life. They sat in brothels and walked the streets; they paid taxes and set up dedications in religious sanctuaries; they appeared as characters--sometimes admirable, sometimes despicable--on the comic stage and in the law courts; they lived lavishly, consorting with famous poets and politicians; and they participated in otherwise all-male banquets and drinking parties, where they aroused jealousy among their anxious lovers. The chapters in this volume examine a wide variety of genres and sources, from legal and religious tracts to the genres of lyric poetry, love elegy, and comic drama to the graffiti scrawled on the walls of ancient Pompeii. These essays reflect the variety and vitality of the debates engendered by the last three decades of research by confronting the ambiguous terms for prostitution in ancient languages, the difficulty of distinguishing the prostitute from the woman who is merely promiscuous or adulterous, the question of whether sacred or temple prostitution actually existed in the ancient Near East and Greece, and the political and social implications of literary representations of prostitutes and courtesans.|9780299213145|, 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., Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World explores the implications of sex-for-pay across a broad span of time, from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. In ancient times, although they were socially marginal, prostitutes connected with almost every aspect of daily life. They sat in brothels and walked the streets; they paid taxes and set up dedications in religious sanctuaries; they appeared as characters - sometimes admirable, sometimes despicable - on the comic stage and in the law courts; they lived lavishly, consorting with famous poets and politicians; and they participated in otherwise all-male banquets and drinking parties, where they aroused jealousy among their anxious lovers. The chapters in this volume examine a wide variety of genres and sources, from legal and religious tracts to the genres of lyric poetry, love elegy, and comic drama to the graffiti scrawled on the walls of ancient Pompeii. These essays reflect the variety and vitality of the debates engendered by the last three decades of research by confronting the ambiguous terms for prostitution in ancient languages, the difficulty of distinguishing the prostitute from the woman who is merely promiscuous or adulterous, the question of whether sacred or temple prostitution actually existed in the ancient Near East and Greece, and the political and social implications of literary representations of prostitutes and courtesans.

LC Classification NumberHQ113P76 2005