LEADER 03145nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910778442903321 005 20221107232040.0 010 $a0-674-03670-0 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674036703 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805448 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300506 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10318502 035 $a(OCoLC)923112094 035 $a(DE-B1597)574439 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674036703 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300506 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805448 100 $a19990105d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAncient Greek love magic$b[electronic resource] /$fChristopher A. Faraone 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (xii,223p.) 311 $a0-674-03320-5 311 $a0-674-00696-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-203) and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1 Introduction -- $t2 Spells for Inducing Uncontrollable Passion (Ero?s) -- $t3 Spells for Inducing Affection (Philia) -- $t4 Some Final Thoughts on History, Gender, and Desire -- $tGlossary -- $tAbbreviations -- $tBibliography -- $tSubject Index -- $tIndex of Foreign Words -- $tIndex of Passages from Ancient Authors -- $tIndex of Magical Texts 330 $aThe 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. 330 $bThe 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 artefacts, the author reveals that gender is a crucial factor in understanding love spells. He argues that there are two 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 affectionate. The author's analysis of these spells also yields a number of insights about the construction of gender in antiquity. Most significantly, his findings challenge the modern view that all Greek men considered women to be naturally lascivious. 606 $aMagic, Greek 606 $aLove$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aSex role$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aSex$zGreece$xHistory 615 0$aMagic, Greek. 615 0$aLove$xHistory. 615 0$aSex role$xHistory. 615 0$aSex$xHistory. 676 $a133.4420938 700 $aFaraone$b Christopher A$0223741 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778442903321 996 $aAncient greek love magic$9753339 997 $aUNINA