Athenian prostitution : the business of sex / / Edward E. Cohen

• Autore: Cohen Edward E.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.7409495/12
• Soggetto topico: Sex - Greece - Athens - History; Prostitution - Greece - Athens
• Soggetto geografico: Athens (Greece) Social life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Aphrodite's workers in democratic Athens -- Prostitution as a liberal profession -- (commercial) sex and the city : restrictions on prostitutes as political leaders -- "Prostitution pursuant to contract" -- Beyond legalization : laws affecting prostitutes -- Mothers and daughters in a family business -- The costs, and rewards, of sexual servic.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a pioneering study that examines the sale of sex in classical Athens from a commercial (rather than from a cultural or moral) perspective. Following the author's previous book on Athenian banking, 'Athenian Prostitution' analyses erotic business at Athens not anachronistically, but in the context of the Athenian economy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Athenian prostitution
• ISBN: 0-19-049366-6; 0-19-027594-4; 0-19-027593-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809246903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II