Common Women
Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England
Nonfiction, History, Medieval, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, British
| Author: | Ruth Mazo Karras | ISBN: | 9780190284220 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | April 23, 1998 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ruth Mazo Karras |
| ISBN: | 9780190284220 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | April 23, 1998 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
