Athenian Prostitution - The Business of Sex

Zusatztext Cohen's book is an excellent study with a focus on the practical aspects of prostitution and a careful weighing of the available evidence. Anyone with an interest in ancient sex work, and with enough of a background in ancient Greece, will find this book extremely useful. Informationen zum Autor Edward E. Cohen is Professor of Classical Studies and Ancient History (Adjunct) at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Edward Cohen, Edward E Cohen, Edward E. Cohen, Edward E. (Adjunct Professor of Classical S Cohen, Cohen Edward E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2016
• EAN: 9780190275921
• ISBN: 978-0-19-027592-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, Ethical issues, topics and debates