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For a while I had been looking for anything relating prostitutes to magic, my primary interest being in any relationship between prostitutes and healing of any sort, but I never really did find much, and most of what I did find was more along the lines of the below concerning rickets… From “The Folklore of Children’s [...] Prostitutes get own radio station Fri Mar 10, 9:36 AM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) – Prostitutes in the Brazilian city of Salvador are starting up their own radio station. The Association of Prostitutes of Bahia state has won government permission for the project, enabling FM station Radio Zona to start broadcasting in the second half of the [...] Caught an interesting reference to prostitutes on a journal I read. I know very little about Joan of Arc or about French history (regarding prostitution or in general) during this period of time. “… legend has it Joan used to ride her horse through France, hitting prostitutes on the back with the flat of her sword.” UPDATE: Did [...] Coming from Oxford, due soon (listed as Feb 10th)… Doesn’t appear to have a listing on Amazon yet, Noticed that Faraone has an essay in this, “The Masculine Arts of Ancient Greek Courtesans: Male Fantasy or Female Self-Representation?” The Courtesan’s Arts: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 400 pages; 52 halftones, 11 music examples; 6-1/8 x [...] Amazon now lists Faraone and McClure’s book Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World being available on February 9th. For months I’ve looked forward to buying this title for myself on my birthday (previously it was listed to be released the day before I turned another year older). Oh well. From the Amazon listing: Review |
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