02833nam 22006613u 450 991045825660332120210108045348.00-19-028422-61-282-38418-X97866123841891-4237-6020-40-19-535230-01-60256-321-7(CKB)1000000000363177(EBL)1591264(OCoLC)922907420(SSID)ssj0000125626(PQKBManifestationID)11148141(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125626(PQKBWorkID)10026827(PQKB)10875820(MiAaPQ)EBC1591264(EXLCZ)99100000000036317720161010d1998|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommon Women[electronic resource] Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval EnglandCary Oxford University Press19981 online resource (232 p.)Studies in the History of SexualityDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-512498-7 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; ZThrough 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.Studies in the History of SexualityElectronic books. -- localEngland -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485Prostitutes -- England -- Social conditionsProstitution -- England -- HistorySocial history -- Medieval, 500-1500Electronic books.Electronic books. -- local.England -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485.Prostitutes -- England -- Social conditions.Prostitution -- England -- History.Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.306.740942Karras Ruth Mazo506516AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910458256603321Common women783738UNINA