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Aphrodisiacs

The Science and the Myth

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  • © 1985

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  1. P. V. Taberner
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Nature of Aphrodisiacs

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    Pages 1-20

  3. The Ancient Traditions

    • P. V. Taberner
    Pages 21-40

  4. Magic Charms, Potions and Philtres

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    Pages 41-54

  5. Herbalism and Quackery

    • P. V. Taberner
    Pages 55-98

  6. The Classical Aphrodisiacs

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    Pages 99-138

  7. The Scientific Approach to Sex and Aphrodisiacs

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    Pages 139-172

  8. Drugs of Abuse

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    Pages 173-214

  9. Drugs Used Clinically as Aphrodisiacs

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    Pages 215-242

  10. Aphrodisiacs in the Future

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    Pages 243-256

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 257-276
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About this book

The planning and writing of this book has taken rather longer than I had originally intended; what began as a modest literary project for two second-year medical students has expanded over eight years to become a complete book. The subject matter lent itself all too easily to a sen­ sationalist approach yet, on the other hand, a strictly scientific approach would probably have resulted in a dull dry text of little interest to the general reader. I have therefore attempted to bridge the gap and make the book intelligible and entertaining to the non-special­ ist, but at the same time ensuring that it is factually correct and adequately researched for the scientist or clinician. I have always been impressed by Sir J .G. Frazer's introduction to his classic book The Golden Bough in which he apologizes for the fact that an article originally intended merely to explain the rules of succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia had expanded, over a period of thirty years, to twelve volumes. The present work cannot pretend to such heady levels of academic excellence.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aphrodisiacs

  • Book Subtitle: The Science and the Myth

  • Authors: P. V. Taberner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6700-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Peter V. Taberner 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-6702-4Published: 14 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-6700-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 278

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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