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... it beset the ancient Hebrews , and how vain were the efforts of sages and lawgivers to stamp it out . Nurtured by a vicious religion , it flourished throughout Asia Minor ; and I THE SOCIAL EVIL CHAPTER I PAGE THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTION I.
... it beset the ancient Hebrews , and how vain were the efforts of sages and lawgivers to stamp it out . Nurtured by a vicious religion , it flourished throughout Asia Minor ; and I THE SOCIAL EVIL CHAPTER I PAGE THE PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTION I.
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... vicious religion , it flourished throughout Asia Minor ; and when civilisation moved westward to Greece and Rome , prostitution followed as its shadow . The rise of the medieval cities in Western Europe was marked by the introduction of ...
... vicious religion , it flourished throughout Asia Minor ; and when civilisation moved westward to Greece and Rome , prostitution followed as its shadow . The rise of the medieval cities in Western Europe was marked by the introduction of ...
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... vicious . While this is probably true , yet certain cities have attained a pre - eminence in evil repu- tation that is not to be accounted for merely by their size and wealth . This fact , that vice varies from age to age and from place ...
... vicious . While this is probably true , yet certain cities have attained a pre - eminence in evil repu- tation that is not to be accounted for merely by their size and wealth . This fact , that vice varies from age to age and from place ...
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... population increased and became more settled the treatment of the vicious underwent a gradual change . By the tenth century , the persecution of the prostitute had practically ceased . Prostitution came Regulation - Ancient and Modern 15.
... population increased and became more settled the treatment of the vicious underwent a gradual change . By the tenth century , the persecution of the prostitute had practically ceased . Prostitution came Regulation - Ancient and Modern 15.
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... vicious impulses of the float- ing population , the family would be secured from invasion . Therefore the brothel was not only tolerated ; it was considered a necessary and a useful adjunct to city life . This will account for the fact ...
... vicious impulses of the float- ing population , the family would be secured from invasion . Therefore the brothel was not only tolerated ; it was considered a necessary and a useful adjunct to city life . This will account for the fact ...
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