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From the Whore of Babylon to Pretty Woman, the exchange of sex for money is often cited as the oldest profession. Now, eminent historian Nils Johan Ringdal delivers a magisterial, extremely readable world history of this most maligned—and most persistent—form of human commerce. Beginning with... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Magdalene: Add a description of this character.
- Yahweh
- Cleland
- Christine De Pizan
- Solomon
- Virgin Mary
- Muhammad
- Muslim
- Josephine Butler
- Augustine
- Pamela
- Tullia
- Nana
- Judah
- Charles
- Gilgamesh
- Tamar
- Roberts
- John
- Martha
- Venus
- Alexander
- Paul
- Cynthia
- Luther
- Richardson
- Manon
- Esther
- Fanny Hill
- Peter
- Adam
- Cleo Odzer
- Manet
- Theodora
- Yoshiwara
- Nell Gwynn
- Allison Murray
- Chikamatsu
- T. Stead
- Stephenson
- Zola
- Agnes
- Lisa
- Lazarus
- Phryne
Setting & Locations edit
- India
- Europe
- Rome
- France
- Japan
- Paris
- China
- London
- Africa
- Southeast Asia
- England
- New York
- Egypt
- Athens
- Germany
- Ashera
- Mesopotamia
- Manila
- Thailand
- Argentina
- Babylon
- Korea
- Pacific
- Olongapo
- Islam
- Norway
- Alexandria
- Italy
- Bangkok
- Australia
- Calcutta
- Constantinople
- Vietnam
- Israel
- B.c.
- Jerusalem
- Burma
- Venice
- Buenos Aires
- Scandinavia
- Middle Ages
- Hollywood
- Aspasia
- Netherlands
- Carthage
- Shanghai
- Syria
- Bergen
- Nairobi
First Sentence edit
She bears the name The Whore, the first prostitute we encounter in world literature.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nils Johan Ringdal (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306
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