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Ancient Greek Love Magic by Christopher A. Faraone (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Surveying and analyzing various texts and artifacts, Faraone reveals two distinct types of love magic: the curselike charms used primarily by men to torture unwilling women 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 affectionate.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674006968
ISBN-13
9780674006966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1963613

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Book Title
Ancient Greek Love Magic
Author
Christopher A. Faraone
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Magick Studies
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, History
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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0.8in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz

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Bf1591.F37 2001
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This is no dry tome or unimaginative catalogue of papyrus scraps and voodoo "poppets". The dust-jacket promises a lucid analysis of the large corpus of ritual teachings used by the Greeks to instill or maintain various forms of desire and affection. Faraone delivers the goods, focusing principally on interpersonal aphrodisiac magic: though he does touch briefly on self-help potency spells, he is more interested in those directed against another unconsenting individual., In Greek magic, erotic spells were generally used by men to induce eros in women, while spells to maintain or induce affection (philia) were mainly used by women toward men. Mr. Faraone argues that exceptions to those generalities shed new light on the social construction of gender in Greek society, as well as on the issue of which sex was considered the more lascivious., Christopher Faraone's masterly Ancient Greek Love Magic [is] an always intriguing--and often disturbing--exploration of ancient erotic society. Faraone, an established expert on ancient magic and ritual, examines the evidence for the two most-widely practiced types of love magic: agoge spells, which lasso even the most ornery of love-objects and philia spells, which prevent your significant other from searching for greener pastures elsewhere...Faraone's analysis of the interplay of gender and magic will be the book's most important contribution; although agoge magic is usually practiced by males and philia magic by females, the exceptions (and there are some) point to the paradoxes inherent in Ancient Greek constructions of gender...The book is a veritable encyclopedia of fascinating magical recipes, and boasts many well-researched variations on agoge and philia charms., If any scholar is well-placed to produce a book on the topic of ancient Greek love magic, it is certainly Christopher Faraone...A useful glossary, full bibliography, and indispensable index of terms, and an index of passages from the ancient authors, round out the volume. This is without doubt a definitive work...Packed with information. But, more importantly, it contains critical insights and interpretations which show that Faraone is master of his subject., This exemplary book studies ancient Greek magical spells designed to attract or keep lovers, and it advances a clear and persuasive argument...Wisely and with great care, Faraone uses a variety of ancient sources, such as literary depictions of the use of magic, to provide a thicker description of ancient erotic discourse.
Table of Content
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 Atlanta 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
Copyright Date
1999
Dewey Decimal
133.4/42/0938
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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