Review article

Prostitution in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Abstract)

Stjepan Tot

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the development of prostitution in the Republic of Dubrovnik. The theoretical framework that was used during the research was the theory of social discipline, and the aim of the paper was to see if there were changes in the attitude of the Dubrovnik government and society towards prostitution in the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. The development of prostitution in the Republic of Dubrovnik proceeded easily until the second half of the 15th century, when the first legal and repressive measures directed against prostitutes were recorded. Further measures were adopted in the Early Modern Period under the strong influence of the spread of syphilis, the process of confessionalization and the accumulation of state power. However, the legal and repressive measures in the Republic of Dubrovnik were selective, so the only prostitutes who were punished were those who lived outside the allowed area and those who committed other criminal acts, i.e. those prostitutes for whom the state authorities estimated that they have a negative effect on public morale.

Keywords

prostitution, Republic of Dubrovnik, brothels, syphilis, social discipline, tolerance, criminalization, regulation

Hrčak ID:

316670

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/316670

Publication date:

20.12.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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