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BL
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983692
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b738062
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| Main Entry
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Faraone, Christopher A.
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| Title & Author
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Ancient Greek love magic /\ Christopher A. Faraone.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xii, 223 pages)
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0674033205
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: 0674036700
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: 9780674033207
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: 9780674036703
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0674033205
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9780674006966
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-203) and indexes.
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| Contents
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 The Ubiquity of Love Magic""; ""1.2 Definitions and a New Taxonomy""; ""1.3 The Advantages of a Synchronic and Comparative Approach""; ""2. Spells for Inducing Uncontrollable Passion (Eros)""; ""2.1 If Eros Is a Disease, Then Erotic Magic Is a Curse""; ""2.2 Jason�s Iunx and the Greek Tradition of Agoge Spells""; ""2.3 Apples for Atalanta and Pomegranates for Persephone""; ""2.4 The Transitory Violence of Greek Weddings and Erotic Magic""; ""3. Spells for Inducing Affection (Philia)""
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""3.1 Aphrodite�s Kestos Himas and Other Amuletic Love Charms""""3.2 Deianeira�s Mistake: The Confusion of Love Potions and Poisons""; ""3.3 Narcotics and Knotted Cords: The Subversive Cast of Philia Magic""; ""4. Some Final Thoughts on History, Gender, and Desire""; ""4.1 From Aphrodite to the Restless Dead: A Brief History of the Agoge Spell""; ""4.2 Courtesans, Freedmen, and the Social Construction of Gender""; ""4.3 Aelian�s Tortoises and the Representation of the Desiring Subject""; ""Glossary""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Subject Index""; ""Index of Foreign Words""
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| Abstract
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The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers. Surveying and analyzing various texts and artifacts, the author reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells.
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Love-- Greece-- History.
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Magic, Greek.
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Sex role-- Greece-- History.
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Sex-- Greece-- History.
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Love-- history.
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Magic-- history.
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Amour-- Grèce-- Histoire.
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Magie grecque.
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Rôle selon le sexe-- Grèce-- Histoire.
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Sexualité-- Grèce-- Histoire.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Occultism.
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HISTORY / Ancient / General
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Love.
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Magic, Greek.
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Sex role.
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Sex.
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Griekse oudheid.
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Liefde.
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Magie.
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Greece.
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| Dewey Classification
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133.4/42/0938
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| LC Classification
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BF1591.F37 1999eb
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11.15bcl
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11.15.bcl
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