by RuthMazoKarras (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 06 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0195124987
ISBN 13: 9780195124989
Prizes: Shortlisted for Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award 1996.