Vatsyayana, Mallanaga

The complete Kama Sutra : the first unabridged modern translation of the classic Indian text by Vatsyayana : including the Jayamangala commentary from the Sanskrit by Yashodhara and extracts from the Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastra / translated by Alain Danielou ; prepared with the help of Kenneth Hurry. - Rochester, Vt. : Park Street Press, c1994. - vii, 564 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 536) and index.

General remarks -- Amorous advances -- Acquiring a wife -- Duties and privileges of the wife -- Other men's wives -- About courtesans -- Occult practices.

"The Kama Sutra deals without ambiguity or hypocrisy with all aspects of sexual life--including marriage, adultery, prostitution, group sex, sadomasochism, male and female homosexuality, and transvestism. The text paints a fascinating portrait of secular life in classical India ... whose openness to sexuality gave rise to a highly developed expression of the erotic."--Jacket.

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Love.
Sex.
Love.
Sexuality.
Sexual Behavior.
Interpersonal Relations.

HQ470.S3 / V313 1994

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