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Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World (Paperback)
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Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World (Paperback)
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Prostitution in the ancient Greek world was widespread, legal, and
acceptable as a fact of life and an unavoidable necessity. The
state regulated the industry and treated prostitution as any other
trade. Almost every prominent man in the ancient world has been
truly or falsely associated with some famous hetaira. These women,
who sold their affections to the richest and most influential men
of their time, have become legends in their own right. They pushed
the boundaries of female empowerment in their quest for
self-promotion and notoriety, and continue to fascinate us.
Prostitution remains a complex phenomenon linked to issues of
gender, culture, law, civic ideology, education, social control,
and economic forces. This is why its study is of paramount
importance for our understanding of the culture, outlook and
institutions of the ancient world, and in turn it can shed new
light and introduce new perspectives to the challenging debate of
our times on prostitution and contemporary sexual morality. The
main purpose of this book is to provide the primary historical
study of the topic with emphasis upon the separation of facts from
the mythology surrounding the countless references to prostitution
in Greek literary sources.
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