CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Pederasty, David M. Halperin, Peccatum
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Omit: a reference to the unspeakable vice of the greeks. maurice, e. m. forster. Peccatum illud horribile, inter chrisianos non nominadndum. commentaries on the. Laws of england, w. blackstone that horrible sin that can"t be spoken amongst. Hubbard: relaionships can be reciprocal, mutually pleasurable; sexuality can be a disinguishing characterisic": thus: not only about power; greek homosexuality encompassing range of disparate, oten luid phenomena. English homosexuality" encompasses a range of ancient concepts. Ancient homosexuality did not it single, stereotyped patern; more varieies than pedagogical pederasty". Pederasty was, however, common from expressed in various ways; beware. (cid:1) (cid:1) The cretans have a unique custom with regard to love afairs. For they do not win their boyfriends through persuasion, but through abducion. The lover warns the boy"s friends and family three or more days in advance that he is going to carry out the abducion.
