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The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra Mallanaga Vatsyayana

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra By Mallanaga Vatsyayana

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vatsyayana


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Summary

A fully illustrated Kama Sutrafrom the extraordinary and rare art collection of Lance Dane.

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra Summary

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vatsyayana

The erotic sentiments described in the Hindu love classic the Kama Sutraconstitute the most famous work on sex ever created. Written almost 2,000 years ago, the Kama Sutra deals with all aspects of sexual life, including the principles and techniques of sexual pleasure and how to best achieve ecstatic expression of life's beauty. In this complete and illustrated guide Lance Dane accompanies the Kama Sutratext with 269 illustrations and great works of art that encompass coins, palm leaf manuscripts, sculptures, ancient toys, jewelry, architecture, ivory combs, birch bark, cloth, paintings, frescoes, and scrolls. Gathered from museums and private collections around the world-as well as the author's own collection of over 300,000 photographs-these rare images clearly illustrate all 64 sexual positions and the erotic instructions set forth in the Kama Sutra. The result is a dazzling and sensuous reading experience through which the teachings of the Kama Sutraspring to life.

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra Reviews

"Gives us the dazzling artwork from museums and private collections worldwide... fascinating...sex has not changed in over 2,000 years." * Lois Mark Stalvey, Red Rock News, January 28, 2004 *
"A new, gorgeously illustrated edition of the famous Hindu Classic." * Erotic Review, Dec/Jan 2004, Issue 58 *
"It is not, in fact, a pornographic work, but a book depicting the art of living for the civilized and refined citizen, finding its expression in the sphere of love, eroticism, and the sensual pleasures of life. . . . Rather than calling the Kama Sutra pornography and hiding it on the highest shelf of their bookcases, Western readers should see it as the expression of a refined, sophisticated people on the art of love." * Audrey Chaix, Vulpes Libris, Jan 2010 *

About Mallanaga Vatsyayana

Lance Dane is a writer, photographer, renowned scholar, and the founder of the Sanskriti Museum of Every Day Art in Delhi. He has dedicated over five decades to researching and archiving all aspects of the Kama Sutra and other pre-Vedic and Vedic classical erotica. His private collections of over 9,000 books on Indian art and architecture and his 300,000 archival photographs are housed in the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi. He lives in India.

Table of Contents

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra

Preface to Kama Sutra
Introduction to Kama Sutra
Book 1--General Principles
Study of the Shastras
Dharma, Artha, Kama
Study of Arts, Sciences
Man about Town
Nayikas and Messengers
Book 2--Love-Play and Sexual Union
Sexual Union
The Embrace
The Kiss
Pressing and Nail Marks
The Bite
Sexual Vigor and Intensity
Striking and Spontaneous Sounds
Donning the Male Role
Oral Congress
Beginning and End of Congress
Book 3--Courtship and Marriage
Betrothal and Marriage
Instilling Confidence in the Bride
Courting a Maid
Behavior of a Couple
Kinds of Marriage
Book 4--The Wife
Duties of a Wife
Senior and Junior Wives
Book 5--Seducing the Wives of Others
Characteristics of Men and Women
Getting Acquainted
Ascertaining Emotions
Duties of a Go-between
Behavior of a King
Conduct of Ladies of the Inner Court
Book 6--The Courtesan
Beguiling the Right Man
Living as his Wife
Acquiring Wealth
Reconciliation
Special Gains
Gains and Losses
Book 7--Secret Lore, Extraneous Stimulation, and Sexual Power
Beautifying the Body
Regarding Virility

Additional information

GOR002720205
9780892811380
0892811382
The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vatsyayana
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
2003-10-09
320
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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