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Record Number:
46057
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Matthew of Janov , ,
Contributor(s):
Title:
Prostitution and Religious Reform in Prague
Source:
The Intolerant Middle Ages: A Reader. Edited by Eugene Smelyansky. University of Toronto Press, 2020. Pages 252 - 255.
Description:
In these excerpts from the
Life
of Jan Milic of Kromeriz written by Matthew of Janov, the author focuses on Milic's care of the many prostitutes in Prague, both in terms of physical needs and spiritual support in a shared religious community.
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Jan Milic of Kromeriz, Canon and Theologian
Prague, Prague, Czech Republic- House of Repentant Prostitutes
Prostitutes
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Europe
Century:
14
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Related Resources:
The text is from "Narracio de Milicio" in Fontes rerum Bohemiacarum, ed. Josef Emler (1873), vol. I, pp. 431-34, trans. Eugene Smelyansky.
Author's Affiliation:
Washington State University [Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2020.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781487506124 (hbk); 9781487524128 (pbk); 9781487533342 (ePub); 9781487533335 (PDF)