Kamasutra, 9780199539161
Paperback
Ancient guide to love, sex, pleasure, and the art of living.

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    25 March 2009

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Summary

The Kamasutra: A Timeless Guide to the Art of Love and Living

‘When the wheel of sexual ecstasy is in full motion, there is no textbook at all, and no order.’

The Kamasutra is the oldest extant Hindu textbook of erotic love. It delves into the art of living, covering topics such as:

  • Finding a partner
  • Maintaining power in a marriage
  • Committing adultery
  • Living as or with a courtesan
  • Using drugs
  • Positions in sexual inte…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780199539161
ISBN-10:0199539162
Series:Oxford World's Classics
Author:Mallanaga Vatsyayana, Wendy Doniger, Sudhir Kakar
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:25 March 2009
Weight:213g
Dimensions:195mm x 128mm x 14mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

`‘This translation will change peoples’ understanding of this book and of ancient India. Previous translations are hopelessly outdated, inadequate and misguided.“David Shulman, Prof. of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, quoted in NY Times 4 May 2002

About The Author

Mallanaga Vatsyayana

Wendy Doniger has written a prize-winning on sexual deception, The Bedtrick (2000, Univ. of Chicago Press), and translated the Rig Veda and The Laws of Manu for Penguin. Sudhir Kakar is a psychoanalyst whose most recent books are The Ascetic of Desire (1999), a fictionalized account of the life of Vatsyayana, and the novel Ecstasy (2001).

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