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The Kama Sutra: The Erotic Essence of India »

Authors: Vatsyayana, Bret Norton
ISBN-13: 9789654940894, ISBN-10: 9654940892
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Astrolog Publishing House
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Vatsyayana

Book Synopsis

The Kama Sutra is a two-thousand year old mystical treatise on sexuality read and revered for generations. This beautiful edition takes a contemporary look at the perennial classic and pairs the ancient text with vibrantly colored and richly detailed illustrations. Rare miniatures, gouache and tantric paintings and sculptures form the renowned archives of the University of Cambridge are published here for the first time. All this, the classic text, the brilliant artwork, and the insightful introduction, combine to create a magical book that every reader will enjoy and treasure.

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A delight to the eyes and the mind.

	There are four types of women, each with its own qualities	15
	The sexual preferences of the various women of India	23
	The seduction of a young girl, with the intention of marrying her	27
	Different kinds of sexual intercourse	33
	Potions that increase virility during sexual intercourse	37
	Positions that increase desire	39
	About the different positions necessary for sexual intercourse	43
	Classification of men and women according to the size of their genitals	49
	Cases in which love is prohibited	53
	The various intermediaries used for sexual intrigues	55
	The role of the man during sexual intercourse	61
	What happens when the woman takes the initiative	67
	The young woman who conquers a man	71
	About the kisses that precede and accompany the act of love	75
	About embraces	81
	About biting	85
	About the use of fingernails, scratches and nail marks	89
	About the kinds of slaps and sounds that accompany the act of love	93
	Auparishtaka, or oral sex	97
	Apadravya, or artificial means of increasing desire	99
	A lovers' tryst	103
	The honeymoon	109
	Relationships with women who are married to other men	115
	Men who are loved by women	119
	Obligations of an older wife toward her husband's younger wives	123
	Ways of getting rid of an unwanted lover	127
	Courtesans, also called prostitutes	131
	The king's wives, and his treatment of them	135
	Cases in which love is permitted	139

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