RT Article
T1 Prostitution og oprejsning
JF Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
VO 87
IS 2
SP 26
OP 44
A1 Pedersen, Camilla Brokholm
LA Danish
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1889281239
AB 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.
K1 Greco-Roman world
K1 Mary of Egypt
K1 Pelagia of Antioch
K1 Prostitution
K1 Rehabilitation
DO 10.7146/dtt.v87i2.145338