The spirits of Crossbones Graveyard : time, ritual, and sexual commerce in London /

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Every month, a ragtag group of Londoners gather in the site known as Crossbones Graveyard to commemorate the souls of medieval prostitutes believed to be buried there'the "Winchester Geese," women who were under the protection of the Church but denied Christian burial. In the Borough...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hausner, Sondra L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Prostitution > England > London > History.
Prostitution > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Prostitutes > England > London > Death and burial.
Prostitution > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Prostituées > Angleterre > Londres > Mort et sépulture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Prostitution
Prostitution > Religious aspects > Christianity
England > London
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; INTRODUCTION Set and Setting ; ONE The Myth of the Winchester Goose ; TWO Medieval Bankside ; THREE Shamanism and the Ritual Oscillation of Time ; FOUR The Virgin Queen and the English Nation ; FIVE Southwark, Then and Now.
  • CONCLUSION Making the Present EPILOGUE Crossbones Garden ; PERMISSIONS FOR TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ; NOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX.

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