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Greek love is a term originally used by classicists to describe the primarily homoerotic customs, practices, and attitudes of the ancient Greeks.[1] It was frequently used as a euphemism for both homosexuality and pederasty. The phrase is a product of the enormous impact of the reception of classical Greek culture on historical attitudes toward sexuality, and its influence on art and various intellectual movements.[2]: xi, 91–92
Following the work of philosopher Michel Foucault, the validity of an ancient Greek model for modern gay culture has been questioned.[3]: xxxiv In his essay "Greek Love", Alastair Blanshard sees "Greek love" as "one of the defining and divisive issues in the homosexual rights movement."[3]: 161
- ^ Ormand, Kirk (2015). "Greek love: classical". The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality: 427–500. doi:10.1002/9781118896877.wbiehs191. ISBN 978-1-4051-9006-0.
- ^ Blanshard, Alastair J. L. Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
- ^ a b Blanshard, Alastair J. L. "Greek Love," essay at p. 161 of Eriobon, Didier Insult and the Making of the Gay Self, transl. Lucey M. (Duke University Press, 2004
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