the first unabridged modern translation of the classic Indian text by Vātsyāyana : including the Jayamangalā commentary from the Sanskrit by Yashodhara and extracts from the Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shāstrā /
First Statement of Responsibility
translated by Alain Daniélou ; prepared with the help of Kenneth Hurry.
Includes bibliographical references (page 536) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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General remarks -- Amorous advances -- Acquiring a wife -- Duties and privileges of the wife -- Other men's wives -- About courtesans -- Occult practices.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The Kāma Sūtra 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.