[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c4.14 # The World of Courtesans c4.14 The World of Courtesans c4.14 - **Language:** English ### [c4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.14) It is not definitely stated in Vedic literature whether slave women were classed with prostitutes as such, but there are instances where slave girls were forced to lead a life of shame and did not mind offering love in exchange for money. In a sense, some of them could be classed as demimonde. In later literature, the term \*dasi\* came to indicate a low class of prostitutes. - [Previous: c4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.13) - [Next: c4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.15) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.14) · Pramāṇa