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An interdisciplinary survey examines the history and varieties of amatory devices and philtres from antiquity through the Middle Ages and across Asian traditions, cataloguing rituals, ingredients, and associated beliefs. It treats Greek and Roman erotic cults and literary testimony, Near Eastern and Indian manuals and temple practices, medieval occultism and alchemical recipes, and popular anecdotes and legal and moral responses. Chapters analyze ingredients, preparation methods, potency claims, talismans and periapts, and the social contexts that produced them, while cautioning against practical use. The tone is scholarly and descriptive, drawing on literary, folkloric, and historical sources to map continuities and regional variations.

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Title: Love Potions Through the Ages: A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores

Author: Harry E. Wedeck

Release date: October 30, 2020 [eBook #63577]
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Language: English

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LOVE POTIONS THROUGH THE AGES
A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores

HARRY E. WEDECK
Lecturer in Classics, Brooklyn College of the City University, N. Y.
Fellow, International Institute of Arts and Letters
THE CITADEL PRESS
NEW YORK
FIRST PAPERBOUND EDITION
Published by The Citadel Press
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© Copyright, 1963
by Philosophical Library, Inc.
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 62–18549
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