Edward E Cohen

Athenian Prostitution

The Business of Sex

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Produktbeschreibung

Athenian Prostitution is a pioneering study that examines the sale of sex in classical Athens from a commercial, rather than from a cultural or moral, perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780190275921
• ISBN-10: 0190275928
• Artikelnr.: 47864478

Autorenporträt

Edward E. Cohen is Professor of Classical Studies and Ancient History (Adjunct) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: APHRODITÊ'S WORKERS IN DEMOCRATIC ATHENS
CHAPTER 2: PROSTITUTION AS A LIBERAL PROFESSION
CHAPTER 3: (COMMERCIAL) SEX AND THE CITY: RESTRICTIONS ON PROSTITUTES AS POLITICAL LEADERS
CHAPTER 4: "PROSTITUTION PURSUANT TO CONTRACT "
CHAPTER 5: BEYOND LEGALIZATION: LAWS AFFECTING PROSTITUTES
CHAPTER 6: MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN A FAMILY BUSINESS
CHAPTER 7: THE COSTS, AND REWARDS, OF SEXUAL SERVICE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX