Prostitutes and courtesans in the ancient world:

These essays explore the implications of sex-for-pay from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. They reflect the debates engendered by research by confronting the ambiguous terms for prostitution in ancient languages as well as the politicaland social implications of literary representa...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. [u.a.] Univ. of Wisconsin Press 2006
Series:Wisconsin studies in classics
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Summary:These essays explore the implications of sex-for-pay from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. They reflect the debates engendered by research by confronting the ambiguous terms for prostitution in ancient languages as well as the politicaland social implications of literary representations of prostitutes.
Item Description:Papers from the conference, "Prostitution in the Ancient World," held in Madison, April 12-14, 2002, hosted by the Classics and Hebrew and Semitic Studies department at the University.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 360 S.
ISBN:0299213102
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