{"product_id":"love-potions-charms-poisons","title":"Love Potions, Charms, and Poisons","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove Potions, Charms, and Poisons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Obscura No. 3\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Émile M. Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, men and women sought to influence love, inspire desire, protect relationships, or exact revenge through a remarkable mixture of herbs, charms, magical rites, and hidden remedies. \u003cem\u003eLove Potions, Charms, and Poisons\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating historical exploration of these enduring beliefs, examining the traditions, folklore, and practices that surrounded matters of the heart throughout the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon historical accounts, classical sources, medieval superstition, and European folk traditions, \u003cstrong\u003eÉmile M. Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e investigates the ingredients, rituals, and symbolic practices once believed capable of awakening affection, securing fidelity, breaking unwanted attachments, or inflicting harm upon rivals. 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