Format:
Online-Ressource (240 p)
ISBN:
9780674006966
Content:
Intro -- 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) -- 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 -- Index of Passages from Ancient Authors -- Index of Magical Texts.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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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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""Index of Passages from Ancient Authors""""Index of Magical Texts""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674036703
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674006966
Additional Edition:
Print version Ancient Greek Love Magic
Language:
English
Keywords:
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