MEDIEVAL PROSTITUTION

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Basil Blackwell, London & New York, 1988

0631151419 / 9780631151418

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First impression of the true first edition. Translated from the original French by Lydia G. Cochrane. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Head of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Board clean and unmarked. Spine tight. Fore-edge of text block lightly foxed. With illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. No inscriptions. Pages bright and clean. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper. No tears. Dustwrapper bright and clean, without any fading. ***213 pages including two appendices and a detailed index at the back. 234 mm x 160 mm. ***Contents: PART I - Prostitution, Youth and Society - 1. Urban Prostitution, 2. Sexual Order and the Subversion of Youth, 3. Victims, Procuresses and Prostitutes, 4. Prostitution and Society. ***PART II - Prostitution and the Evolution of Social Attitudes - 5. The Relaxation in Social Mores: The Legalization of the Whore, 6. A Victory for the Flesh: Theological Support for the Act of Creation, 7. Nature Besieged by War and Pestilence: Visions of the Parousia, 8. The 'Cult of the Good Time' and the Theme of the Compassionate Christ, 9. Urban Disorder and the Preaching Missions: Poverty, Penitence and the Mortification of the Flesh, 10. A Summing Up: Prostitution as a Mirror Image of the City. ***Appendix 1 - The Evolution of Mores and Literary Translations: The Quarrel of the "Roman de la Rose", Appendix 2 - Documents. ***'In fifteenth-century France, public prostitution was condoned by all sectors of society. Clerics and municipal officials not only tolerated prostitution, but were often its principal beneficiaries, owning and frequenting brothels quite openly. The explanation of this remarkable state of affairs is one topic covered in this book, which reconstructs a part of medieval society that has previously received relatively little attention. Drawing upon research in medieval archives, the author shows that most 15th-century Frenchwomen could expect a life of constant subjugation to male desire. Rape was common and considered a minor crime - the rape of a chambermaid, for example, was considered less serious than stealing a penny. The author then considers whether public prostitution might paradoxically have been seen by the secular and religious authorities as a means of social control, and of preserving marital stability: the virtue of wives and daughters was best protected by the existence of public brothels, where sexual urges could be satisfied without adultery and rape. The social background of the prostitutes, brothel-keepers, pimps, and their clientele is described. The typical procuress was not a depraved and marginal figure, but the wife of a craftsman, running the business with the approval of her husband. Most prostitutes had been forced into the profession, usually after rape and subsequent social ostracism. Yet prostitutes were not pariahs: they had extensive and sometimes elevated social contacts, and were often able to enter into respectable marriages. Medieval Prostitution will be of considerable interest to medieval historians, as well as to students of the history of the family and sexuality.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***A hard to find academic work on the history of prostitution in Medieval France. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***Please note that this is quite a heavy book and will incur extra postage - the book weighs in at 1.2kg.…

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Titel
MEDIEVAL PROSTITUTION
Autor
Jacques Rossiaud [Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane]
Verlag
Basil Blackwell, London & New York
Erscheinungsjahr
1988
Zustand
Near Fine
Schutzumschlag
Near Fine
Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0631151419
ISBN-13
9780631151418
Auflage
First Edition
Druck
First Impression
Artikelgewicht
1,2 Kilogramm
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