Prostitutes and matrons in the Roman world /
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Author / Creator: | Strong, Anise K., 1977- author. |
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Imprint: | New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016. ©2016 |
Description: | ix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10870425 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Faithful wives and greedy prostitutes
- 2. Good little prostitutes
- 3. Powerful concubines and influential courtesans
- 4. Matrona as Meretrix
- 5. Can you know a Meretrix when you see one?
- 6. Prostitutes and matrons in the urban landscape
- 7. Pious prostitutes
- 8. The 'whore' label in Western culture
- Conclusion. Liminal women