Common women : prostitution and sexuality in Medieval England / Ruth Mazo Karras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karras, Ruth Mazo, 1957-

Series:

Studies in the history of sexuality.

Studies in the history of sexuality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--England--History.

Prostitution.

Prostitutes--England--Social conditions.

Prostitutes.

Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.

Social history.

England--Social conditions--1066-1485.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-213) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028422-6

1-282-38418-X

9786612384189

1-4237-6020-4

0-19-535230-0

1-60256-321-7

OCLC:

922907420