Prostitution og oprejsning
In this article, I conduct a diachronic cultural-historical analysis of the phenomenon of prostitution in pagan and Christian antiquity. My prime focus is how the spread and consolidation of Christianity in the Greco-Roman world effected the social attitudes towards prostitutes and their prospects i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Danish |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
Year: 2024, Volume: 87, Issue: 2, Pages: 26-44 |
| Further subjects: | B
Greco-Roman world
B Prostitution B Pelagia of Antioch B Rehabilitation B Mary of Egypt |
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| Summary: | In this article, I conduct a diachronic cultural-historical analysis of the phenomenon of prostitution in pagan and Christian antiquity. My prime focus is how the spread and consolidation of Christianity in the Greco-Roman world effected the social attitudes towards prostitutes and their prospects in terms of social and spiritual rehabilitation. I begin with an introduction to the issue of prostitution in pagan roman antiquity, highlighting some of the social, legal, and economic aspects pertaining to it. I then examine the perspectives on social and spiritual rehabilitation in The Shepherd of Hermas and the stories of the repenting prostitutes, Mary of Egypt, and Pelagia of Antioch. Finally, I discuss and sum up the differences between the pagan and Christians attitudes towards prostitutes and their rehabilitation. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7146/dtt.v87i2.145338 |
