Women in Culture and Society
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Women in Culture and Society

The History of an Urban Institution in Languedoc

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Women in Culture and Society

The History of an Urban Institution in Languedoc

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"Prostitution in Medieval Society, a monograph about Languedoc between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, is also much more than that: it is a compelling narrative about the social construction of sexuality."– Catharine R. Stimpson

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780226640341
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
Historia del mundo

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Approximate Money Equivalences
  7. Introduction
  8. Part One: Prostitution and Public Authority: An Evolution
  9. Prologue to Part One: Toward a Chronology of Medieval Prostitution
  10. I. The Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Prostitution Accepted
  11. 2. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries: Prostitution Institutionalized
  12. Epilogue to Part One: The Sixteenth Century: The Institution Dismantled
  13. Part Two: Structures and Dynamics of Institutionalized Prostitution
  14. Prologue to Part Two: The Language of Prostitution
  15. 3. Public Houses: Physical Plant, Ownership, and Exploitation
  16. 4. Public Women: Geographical Origins; Economic, Legal, and Social Status; and the Problem of Repentance/Retirement
  17. 5. Controlling the System: "Police" of Prostitution and "Government" of Houses
  18. 6. Eliminating Competition: The Prosecution of Procurers, Illicit Prostitutes, and Keepers of Illegal Houses
  19. Epilogue to Part Two: Institutionalized Prostitution: Demography, Public Utility, and Sexual Morality
  20. Conclusions and Perspectives
  21. Appendix A: Published Documents
  22. Appendix B: Lists of Prostitutes
  23. Appendix C: Brothel Farms and Farmers
  24. Appendix D: Graphs of Brothel Farm Prices
  25. Appendix E: Easter Week Expenses, AM Toulouse
  26. Map I: The Word Postribulum in Archival Documents in Languedoc
  27. Map 2: Privately and Publicly Owned Brothels in Languedoc
  28. Illustration
  29. Notes
  30. Essay on Bibliography and Sources
  31. Manuscript Sources
  32. Bibliography
  33. Index