ISBN:
9781316563083
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (ix, 304 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.740937
Keywords:
Frau
;
Geschichte
;
Prostitution / Rome / History
;
Concubinage / Rome / History
;
Courtesans / Rome / History
;
Prostitutes / Rome / History
;
Wives / Rome / History
;
Women / Sexual behavior / Rome / History
;
Women / Rome / Social conditions
;
Sex customs / Rome / History
;
Sex role / Rome / History
;
Prostitution
;
Soziale Rolle
;
Frauenbild
;
Soziale Stellung
;
Frau
;
Rom
;
Rome / Social conditions
;
Römisches Reich
;
Römisches Reich
;
Frau
;
Soziale Rolle
;
Soziale Stellung
;
Frauenbild
;
Prostitution
Abstract:
Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World is the first substantial account of elite Roman concubines and courtesans. Exploring the blurred line between proper matron and wicked prostitute, it illuminates the lives of sexually promiscuous women like Messalina and Clodia, as well as prostitutes with hearts of gold who saved Rome and their lovers in times of crisis. It also offers insights into the multiple functions of erotic imagery and the circumstances in which prostitutes could play prominent roles in Roman pubic and religious life. Tracing the evolution of social stereotypes and concepts of virtue and vice in ancient Rome, this volume reveals the range of life choices and sexual activity, beyond the traditional binary depiction of wives or prostitutes, that were available to Roman women
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Note:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781316563083
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316563083
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