Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty

by Lear, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780415223683
• ISBN10: 0415223687
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Sexual relations between men and adolescent boys were a social institution in Athens, Sparta and some other Greek states. This book surveys the history of this practice and the scholarly attention that has been given to it.The bulk of the book collects a large representative selection of vase paintings and other pictorial evidence for the practice, from illustrations of courting (making gifts, e.g. of a hare or a cock) to more graphic scenes. It is the most comprehensive treatment available of an institution that has few modern parallels. Cantarella is well known as an authority on the history of ancient sexuality, and Andrew Lear as a historian of Greek art. The book also incorporates a complete catalogue, compiled by Keith de Vries, of relevant vase-paintings.

Author Biography

Andrew Lear is Assistant Professor of Classics at DePauw University. Eva Cantarella is Professor of Greek Law at the University of Milan.

Table of Contents

List of figures
Textual evidence	p. 1
The iconography of pederastic scenes	p. 23
Courtship	p. 38
Courting-gift scenes	p. 38
Other courtship iconographies	p. 52
Ideals/idealization	p. 63
Idealization through the portrayal erastai and eromenoi	p. 63
Idealization through association	p. 72
Consummation	p. 106
Pederasty and the gods	p. 139
Kalos-inscriptions	p. 164
Vase dating	p. 174
Fragments	p. 182
Conclusion	p. 189
Appendix (based on the research of Keith DeVries)	p. 194
Notes	p. 234
References	p. 249
Index	p. 254
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