Description |
vii, 564 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 536) and index. |
Contents |
General remarks -- Amorous advances -- Acquiring a wife -- Duties and privileges of the wife -- Other men's wives -- About courtesans -- Occult practices. |
Summary |
Long dismissed as a sort of Sanskrit Joy of Sex, the Kama Sutra, composed by Vatsyayana in the fourth century B.C., explores sexuality as an integral part of human existence. Arguing that happiness and moral duty (dharma) depend on elaborate social ritual to satisfy the essential needs of life, the Kama Sutra describes the practices, rituals, and lore of the erotic (kama) in human relations, both heterosexual and homosexual. Noted Indiologist Danielou provides a fluent and literal translation of the entire Sanskrit original with interpolated extracts from the 12th-century commentary by Yashodara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. |
Subject |
Love.
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Sex.
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Sexuality.
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Sexual Behavior.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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Added Author |
Daniélou, Alain.
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Added Title |
Kāmasūtra. English
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ISBN |
9780892814923 |
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0892814926 cloth $29.95 |
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0892815256 paperback |
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0965717828 paperback |
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