LE CHOCOLAT : POTION MAGIQUE ? MÉDICAMENT ?BOISSON DE DÉPRAVÉS ? APERÇU HISTORIQUE
* P. SERVAIS
Correspondance : Pr. P. servais Université catholique de Louvain Collège Erasme Place Cardinal Mercier 31 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
SUMMARY The aphrodisiac substances are identified very early in human civilization. Among these : chocolate. Arrived from America to Europe during the 16th century,with the discovery of the New World, it is spreading throughout the continent, first in the aristocracy, and throu ghout society. It raises theological controver sies, medical interest and erotic fantasies.
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