LEADER 02833nam 22006613u 450 001 9910458256603321 005 20210108045348.0 010 $a0-19-028422-6 010 $a1-282-38418-X 010 $a9786612384189 010 $a1-4237-6020-4 010 $a0-19-535230-0 010 $a1-60256-321-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000363177 035 $a(EBL)1591264 035 $a(OCoLC)922907420 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000125626 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148141 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125626 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026827 035 $a(PQKB)10875820 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1591264 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000363177 100 $a20161010d1998|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCommon Women$b[electronic resource] $eProstitution and Sexuality in Medieval England 210 $aCary $cOxford University Press$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in the History of Sexuality 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-512498-7 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThrough a sensitive use of a wide variety of imaginative and didactic texts, Ruth Karras shows that while prostitutes as individuals were marginalized within medieval culture, prostitution as an institution was central to the medieval understanding of what it meant to be a woman. This important work will be of interest to scholars and students of history, women's studies, and the history of sexuality. 410 0$aStudies in the History of Sexuality 606 $aElectronic books. -- local 606 $aEngland -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485 606 $aProstitutes -- England -- Social conditions 606 $aProstitution -- England -- History 606 $aSocial history -- Medieval, 500-1500 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aElectronic books. -- local. 615 4$aEngland -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485. 615 4$aProstitutes -- England -- Social conditions. 615 4$aProstitution -- England -- History. 615 4$aSocial history -- Medieval, 500-1500. 676 $a306.740942 700 $aKarras$b Ruth Mazo$0506516 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458256603321 996 $aCommon women$9783738 997 $aUNINA