{"product_id":"freewomen-patriarchal-authority-and-the-accusation-of-prostitution-paperback","title":"Freewomen, Patriarchal Authority, and the Accusation of Prostitution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Lynn Budin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining freewomen in Mesopotamian society, ancient Greek \u003cem\u003ehetaira\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eRenaissance Italy courtesans, historical and modern Japanese \u003cem\u003egeisha\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Hindu \u003cem\u003edevadāsī \u003c\/em\u003eof India, Stephanie Lynn Budin makes a wide-ranging study of independent women who have historically been dismissed as prostitutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to rectify a well-entrenched misunderstanding about a category of women existing throughout world history--women who were not (and are not) under patriarchal authority, here called \"Freewomen.\" Having neither father nor husband, and not being bound to any religious authority monitoring their sexuality, these women are understood to be prostitutes, and the terminology designating them appears as such in dictionaries and common parlance. This book examines five case studies of such women: the Mesopotamian \u003ci\u003eḫarīmtu\u003c\/i\u003e, the Greek \u003ci\u003ehetaira\u003c\/i\u003e, the Italian \u003ci\u003ecortigiana \"onesta\"\u003c\/i\u003e, the Japanese \u003cem\u003egeisha\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Indian \u003ci\u003edevadāsī\u003c\/i\u003e. Thus the book goes from the dawn of written history to the present day, from ancient Europe and the Near East through modern Asia, comparatively examining how each of these cultures had its own version of the Freewoman and what this meant in terms of sexuality, gender, and culture. This work also considers the historiographic infelicities that gave rise and continuance to this misreading of the historic and ethnographic record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and provocative study will be of great interest to students and scholars working in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Women's History, Classical Studies, Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Studies, Asian Studies, World Cultures, and Historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Lynn Budin\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ancient historian who focuses on gender, religion, sexuality, and iconography in ancient Greece and the Near East. Her published works include \u003ci\u003eWomen in Antiquity: Real Women Across the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge 2016), \u003ci\u003eArtemis\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2015), \u003ci\u003eImages of Woman and Child from the Bronze Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Aphrodite\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), as well as numerous articles on ancient religion, gender, and iconography. She has lectured throughout North America, Europe, the Near East, and Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52622427455795,"sku":"9780367759469","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c0pPMEx4WmVTcVNENFJ0QldTdGxSdz09.webp?v=1761969481","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/freewomen-patriarchal-authority-and-the-accusation-of-prostitution-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}