Pornocracy (disambiguation)

Pornocracy, from Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē, "female prostitute") + -κρατία (-kratíā, "government" or "rule"), is a government ruled by prostitutes or by corrupt officials (who metaphorically "prostitute" themselves for power). It may refer to:

• Saeculum obscurum, a period in the history of the papacy often referred to as the "Pornocracy" or the "Rule of the Harlots"
• Pornocrates, an 1878 painting by Félicien Rops
• Anatomy of Hell, a 2004 film by Catherine Breillat based on her 2001 novel Pornocracy
• La Pornocratie, ou les Femmes dans les temps modernes, an 1875 book by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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