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Record Number: 11198 Author(s)/Creator(s): Ivanov , Sergey A. Contributor(s): Title: A Saint in a Whore-house [stories of monks who visit prostitutes in order to convert them; the monks pretend to be customers and this provocative behavior relates them to the holy fools whose obscene or insane behavior was intended to shock the complacent]. Source: Byzantinoslavica 56, 2 ( 1995): Pages 439 - 445. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Byzantium Greek Literature Hagiography Monks in Literature Prostitutes in Literature Sexuality in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: General Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00077712

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