The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation
by Vatsyayana
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- ISBN 10
- 0892815256
- ISBN 13
- 9780892815258
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Inner Traditions International, 1994. Standard. Large Paperback. Good. Outline:- The world`s oldest and most widely read guide to the pleasures and techniques of sex, the Kama Sutrawas compiled in the fourth century A.D. by a Brahmin and religious scholar name Vatsyayana, who worked from texts dating back to the fourth century B.C. Until the present, the only English translation of his Hindu love classic was that of the famous English explorer Sir Richard Burton, published in 1883. Unlike Burton`s version, Alain Daniélou`s new translation preserves the numbered verse divisions of the original and includes two essential commentaries: the Fayamangalacommentary, written in Sanskrit by Yashodhara during the Middle Ages, and a modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Whereas Burton`s Victorian reluctance to translate certain terms obscured our understanding of the philosophy and techniques of the Kama Sutra, Daniélou has preserved the full explicitness of the original, dealing with everything from the art of scratching to relations with the wives of others. Realistic and pragmatic in its approach, the Kama Sutradeals 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 an India whose openness to sexuality gave rise to a highly developed expression of the erotic.-> the publisher of this LARGE PAPERBACK book is Inner Traditions International The date of this copy is 1994 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK
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- Bookseller
- Booksalvation (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780892815258AY2044
- Title
- The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation
- Author
- Vatsyayana
- Format/Binding
- Large Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Standard
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0892815256
- ISBN 13
- 9780892815258
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, Vermont, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Non-Fiction Health Sex Relationships
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