Prostitution, Sexuality, and the Law in Ancient Rome, Paperback by McGinn, Th...

by Thomas A. J. Mcginn

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Prostitution, Sexuality, and the Law in Ancient Rome, Paperback by McGinn, Thomas A. J., ISBN 0195161327, ISBN-13 9780195161328, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US This is a study of the legal rules affecting the practice of female prostitution at Rome approximately from 200 . to . 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 their social 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.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2003
• ISBN: 9780195161328
• Condition: Good

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