Prostitution, Sexuality, and the Law in Ancient Rome

by Thomas A. J. McGinn

2020-07-24 16:29:41

This is a study of the legal rules affecting the practice of female prostitution at Rome approximately from 200 B.C. to A.D. 250. It examines the formation and precise content of the legal norms developed for prostitution and those engaged in this pr... Read more
This is a study of the legal rules affecting the practice of female prostitution at Rome approximately from 200 B.C. to A.D. 250. It examines the formation and precise content of the legal norms developed for prostitution and those engaged in this profession, with close attention to theirsocial context. McGinn''s unique study explores the "fit" between the law-system and the socio-economic reality while shedding light on important questions concerning marginal groups, marriage, sexual behavior, the family, slavery, and citizen status, particularly that of women. Less

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File size9.3x6.1x0.9inches
Print pages436
PublisherOxford University Press, USA
Publication date January 1, 2003
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780195161328

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