Christides, A. Ph. & David JordanMareMagnum
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1997Light scratches to rear panel with minor edgewear to wraps. Light soiling to ffep. ; Text is Greek with short abstracts in English. ; 200 pages
1979Minor shelfwear. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover. ; Studies in Classical Antiquity - Band 1; 310 pages
1975Very minor shelfwear. Creasing to spine. Light shelfwear and tanning to wraps. ; French translation; Bibliothèque Des Textes Philosophiques; 299 pages
2001Spine sunned and a bit discolored. ; The 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 artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells. There are, he argues, two distinct 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. Faraone's lucid analysis of these spells also yields a number of insights about the construction of gender in antiquity, for example, the "femininity" of socially inferior males and the "maleness" of autonomous prostitutes. Most significantly, his findings challenge the widespread modern view that all Greek men considered women to be naturally lascivious. Faraone reveals the existence of an alternate male understanding of the female as "naturally" moderate and chaste, who uses love magic to pacify and control the "naturally" angry and passionate male. This fascinating study of magical practices and their implications for perceptions of male and female sexuality offers an unusual look at ancient Greek religion and society. ; 224 pages
1929Spine is rubbed and top of spine show wear. Corners are bumped and worn. ; Presents in popular form the chief accounts of magical practices in the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors. Appears to be signed by author on title page in pencil. ; 135 pages; Signed by Author
1926Edgewear to upper corners. Small tears and wear to spine ends with chipping. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light foxing. ; 211 pages
1975Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblocks with faint foxing passim. Scholar's bookplate to inner covers (G. P. Goold). Faint soiling to boards. ; Reprint of 1879-82 edition ; Roman History Series 4 Vols In 2; Vol. 1/4/2022; 9.3 X 6.8 X 3.5 inches; 1616 pages
1967Light bumping to upper corners. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light foxing to top of textbock. Faint scratch to rear board. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1903 ed. ; 564 pages
2001Spine sunned and a bit discolored. Faint shelfwear. ; The 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 artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells. There are, he argues, two distinct 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. Faraone's lucid analysis of these spells also yields a number of insights about the construction of gender in antiquity, for example, the "femininity" of socially inferior males and the "maleness" of autonomous prostitutes. Most significantly, his findings challenge the widespread modern view that all Greek men considered women to be naturally lascivious. Faraone reveals the existence of an alternate male understanding of the female as "naturally" moderate and chaste, who uses love magic to pacify and control the "naturally" angry and passionate male. This fascinating study of magical practices and their implications for perceptions of male and female sexuality offers an unusual look at ancient Greek religion and society. ; 224 pages
1919Spine has been reinforced. Chipping to spine ends. Pencil underlining and a few notes. Light foxing. ; Aus Natur Und Geisteswelt 638; 211 pages
1996Very minor shelfwear. Faint creasing to DJ. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.2 inches; 240 pages
19008vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xiv, 685, [ii, publisher's ads] pp, 28 plates, other illus, index, bibliog. original cloth with gilt decoration and spine title lettering, rubbed, preface leaf chipped, otherwise a solid very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed work with sections on supernatural, magicians, rites, spirits, demons, ghosts, magic rites in all its aspects with good illustrations and appendices.
2006PP. 329, CM. 20X13, BROSS., USATO CON APPOSTA COPERTINA IN PLASTICA TRASPARENTE.
2006PP. 237, CM. 19,5X13, BROSS.
1987PP. 160, CM. 19X13, BROSS.
1995PP. 162, CM. 21X13,5, BROSS., ILL. DI COPERTINA DI MIANI.
1974PP. 184, CM. 18X11, BROSS.ILL., USATO, CON BRUNITURE.
1990PP. 172, CM. 20,5X13,5, SIMILPELLE NERA ILL., CORDINO SEGNALIBRO.
1985PP. 224, CM. 22X15, CART., SOVRACOPERTA MANCANTE.
1999PP. 396, CM. 24X15, CART., SOVRACOPERTA.
2009PP. 648, CM. 24X15, CART., SOVRACOPERTA (STRAPPETTO).
1990PP. 400, CM. 19X13, BROSS.
1955PP. 684, CM.23,5X15, BROSS., SOVRACOPERTA MANCANTE, USATO.
2005PP. 14, CARRE' CM. 26X26, CART., ILL. A COLORI E PAGINE ANIMATE.
1992COPERTA DANNEGGIATA.