CiNii 図書 - Medieval prostitution

In 15th-century France, public prostitution was condoned by all sectors of society. Clerics and municipal officials not only tolerated prostitution, but were often its principal beneficiaries, owning and frequenting brothels quite openly. The explanation of this remarkable state of affairs is just one aspect of this book's reconstruction of a part of medieval society that has previously received little attention. Drawing upon extensive research in medieval archives, this book shows that most 15th-century Frenchwomen could expect a life of constant subjugation to male desire. Rape, for instance, was common and considered only a minor crime. It then considers whether public prostitution might paradoxically have been seen by the secular and religious authorities as a means of social control, and of preserving marital stability: the virtue of wives and daughters was best protected by the existence of public brothels, where sexual urges could be satisfied without adultery or rape. Jacques Rossiaud also describes the social background of the prostitutes, brothel-keepers, pimps and their clientele, providing an overview of the context in which medieval prostitution existed. This book should be of interest to medieval historians, as well as to students of the history of the family and sexuality.

Part 1 Prostitutions, youth and society: urban prostitution
sexual order and the subversion of youth
victims, procuresses and the prostitutes
prostitution and society. Part 2 Prostitution and the evolution of social attitudes: the relaxation in social mores
a victory of the flesh
nature besieged by war and pestilence
the "cult of the good time" and the theme of the compassionate Christ
urban disorder and the preaching missions
a summing up - prostitution as a mirror image of the city.

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