{"product_id":"prostitution-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-world-the-economics-of-sex-in-the-late-antique-and-medieval-middle-east-hardcover","title":"Prostitution in the Eastern Mediterranean World: The Economics of Sex in the Late Antique and Medieval Middle East - Hardcover","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\u003eGary Leiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years' research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for sale in those chief centres of the late antique and medieval East, whether in Arabia, Egypt, Syria or Anatolia. Ranging extensively from 300 CE to 1500 (or from the reign of Theodosius to the early Ottoman period), Gary Leiser meticulously examines the available sources and argues for a reappraisal of the so-called oldest profession. He suggests that it was never prohibited; that there was remarkable continuity between Christian and Muslim rule; and that prostitution was institutionalized as a 'service industry' at various times. Indicating that sex work in the East had its own distinctive character and meanings (for example, that it was taxed from the time of Caligula onwards and that prostitutes were expected to retain tax receipts), the book brings continually fresh insights to a controversial subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Leiser is the author of many scholarly articles and several books on Islamic and medieval topics. These include Questions and Answers for Physicians: A medieval Arabic Study Manual (2004) and Turkish Language, Literature and History: Travellers' Tales, Sultans and Scholars since the Eighth Century (edited with Bill Hickman, 2015). He gained a PhD in Middle Eastern History from the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776763060421,"sku":"9781784536527","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/xUTl0TAqrc9781784536527.webp?v=1770553057","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/prostitution-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-world-the-economics-of-sex-in-the-late-antique-and-medieval-middle-east-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}