Ancient Greek Love Magic

Name: Ancient Greek Love Magic
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ISBN: 9780674006966

ISBN-10: 0674006968

ISBN-13: 9780674006966

Edition: 1999

Authors: Christopher A. Faraone

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The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers--as numerous allusions in Greek literature and recently discovered "voodoo dolls," magical papyri, gemstones, and curse tablets attest. Surveying and analyzing these various texts and artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells. There are, he argues, two distinct types of love magic: the curselike charms used primarily by men to torture unwilling women with fiery and maddening passion until they surrender sexually; and the binding spells and debilitating potions generally used by women to sedate angry or philandering husbands and make them more…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/30/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 5.47" wide x 9.65" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The Ubiquity of Love Magic



Definitions and a New Taxonomy



The Advantages of a Synchronic and Comparative Approach



Spells for Inducing Uncontrollable Passion (Eros)



If Eros Is a Disease, Then Erotic Magic Is a Curse



Jason's Iunx and the Greek Tradition of Agoge Spells



Apples for Atalanta and Pomegranates for Persephone



The Transitory Violence of Greek Weddings and Erotic Magic



Spells for Inducing Affection (Philia)



Aphrodite's Kestos Himas and Other Amuletic Love Charms



Deianeira's Mistake: The Confusion of Love Potions and Poisons



Narcotics and Knotted Cords: The Subversive Cast of Philia Magic



Some Final Thoughts on History, Gender, and Desire



From Aphrodite to the Restless Dead: A Brief History of the Agoge Spell



Courtesans, Freedmen, and the Social Construction of Gender



Aelian's Tortoises and the Representation of the Desiring Subject


Glossary


Abbreviations


Bibliography


Subject Index


Index of Foreign Words


Index of Passages from Ancient Authors


Index of Magical Texts