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 of S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hausner, Sondra L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Prostitution > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Prostitution.
Prostituees > Angleterre > Londres > Mort et sepulture.
Prostitution > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Prostitutes > England > London > Death and burial.
Prostitution > England > London > History.
England > London.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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