Prostitution in the eastern Mediterranean world the economics of sex in the late antique and medieval Middle East Leiser, Gary 1946- creator author. text bibliography conference publication Electronic books. History enk 2019 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps. This 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. Gary Leiser. Series from publisher's webpage. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index. aw----- Prostitution Middle East History To 1500 Social & cultural history Prostitution Middle East To 1500 fast HQ113 .L45 2017eb 306.7409394 (OCoLC)967819945 Library of Middle East history 9781350987623 135098762X 9781784536527 1784536520 9781786720863 9781786730862 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350987623?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections BLOOM 191118 20250218182623.4 in00005617284 eng