Ebook: Ancient Greek love magic

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.