This edition of the definitive modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra is the first to include two essential commentaries--the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Danielou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra, drawing on his intimate experience of India to preserve the full ...
Written almost 2,000 years ago, the "Kama Sutra" deals with all aspects of sexual life, and how to best achieve ecstatic expression of life's beauty. Augmented with 269 illustrations and works of art gathered from museums and collections around the world, the result is a dazzling and sensuous reading experience through which the teachings of the ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years. This updated translation of the famous 13th-century Sanskrit version on erotic love emphasizes the psychological essence of intimate relationships and ultimately of life, ...
A striking feature of the ancient arts in India was their candid celebration of sexuality. The sacred and profane are a continuum in which spiritual and sensual values are integrated. The Kamasutra's view of sexuality is both jaunty and pragmatic, its analysis of sexual politics often chillingly realistic. This book brings you selections from ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years.
Love and sex. All seek it, and some are even lucky enough find it, but few are able to perfect it. How many lovers throughout the world understand its subtle intricacies and are able to maximize their exploration of its mysteries? Are you one of them? Arguably the most famous work on sex ever written, this classic erotic text is considered to be ...
This is the only truly authentic translation of KAMA SUTRA from the ancient Sanskrit. The actual translation, sutra by sutra, is preceded by an Introduction, which traces the development of the subject through the Vedic and post-Vedic periods. The author provides a valuable comparative study of the various texts and a complete Glossary of Sanskrit ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years. This updated translation of the famous 13th-century Sanskrit version on erotic love emphasizes the psychological essence of intimate relationships and ultimately of life, ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years.
The team that put together "Buddha in a Box" now presents a tasteful gift for lovers, just in time for Valentine's Day. Includes a contemporary translation of the Kama Sutra, free of Victorian overtones of previous editions, and a statuette of entwined lovers that is a replica of a frieze from the temples in Khajuraho. 50 full-color photos. Boxed ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years. This updated translation of the famous 13th-century Sanskrit version on erotic love emphasizes the psychological essence of intimate relationships and ultimately of life, ...
Utterly frank in its attitude to sex, the Kama Sutra is Vatsyayana's classic study of the arts of love. In this new translation, Indra Sinha captures the beautiful, vivid language of the original as well as the humor that's been lost in previous versions.
Este no es un libro para mojigatos. Esta destinado a adultos receptivos interesados en aprender lo que otras culturas puedan ensenarles sobre un aspecto muy importante de la vida humana. La idea de que algo tan natural como el sexo pudiera de alguna manera resultar vergonzoso hubiera sido incomprensible para Vatsyayana, el viejo sabio que escribio ...
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years. This updated translation of the famous 13th-century Sanskrit version on erotic love emphasizes the psychological essence of intimate relationships and ultimately of life, ...
The perfect little book to slip under the pillow of someone you desire, this tasteful introduction to the Kama Sutra--the erotically charged and lavishly illustrated classic sex guide for more than 2,000 years--is a source of inspired, intimate gift-exchanging between lovers.
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years. This updated translation of the famous 13th-century Sanskrit version on erotic love emphasizes the psychological essence of intimate relationships and ultimately of life, ...
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