Eros The Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality |
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| Author:
| Thornton, Bruce S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-3225-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing
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| Imprint: | Westview Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Eros: The Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality is a comprehensive survey of ancient Greek literature that lays bare the meanings the Greeks gave to sex. Unlike romantic moderns, the Greeks saw eros as a dangerous force of nature requiring cultural and social controls. Thornton documents the Greek view as manifested in attitudes toward women and passive homosexuals, and then describes the social institutions that attempted to harness and exploit that energy. What we see, finally,...
More Description Eros: The Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality is a comprehensive survey of ancient Greek literature that lays bare the meanings the Greeks gave to sex. Unlike romantic moderns, the Greeks saw eros as a dangerous force of nature requiring cultural and social controls. Thornton documents the Greek view as manifested in attitudes toward women and passive homosexuals, and then describes the social institutions that attempted to harness and exploit that energy. What we see, finally, are the origins of some of our own attitudes as well as a vision of sexuality more honest and mature than our own dangerous illusions.