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The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana by Vatsayana

The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana

The Classic Hindu Treatise on Love and Social Conduct

The Classic Hindu Treatise on Love and Social Conduct

By Vatsayana
Foreword by Santha Rama Rau
Introduction by John W. Spellman
Translated by Richard Francis Burton

By Vatsayana
Foreword by Santha Rama Rau
Introduction by John W. Spellman
Translated by Richard Francis Burton

By Vatsayana
Foreword by Santha Rama Rau
Introduction by John W. Spellman
Translated by Richard Francis Burton

By Vatsayana
Foreword by Santha Rama Rau
Introduction by John W. Spellman
Translated by Richard Francis Burton

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    About The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana

    The 1964 publication of Sir Richard Burton‘s translation marked the first wide appearance in English of the Kama Sutra and was celebrated as a literary event of highest importance. As vital to an understanding of ancient Indian civilization as the works of Plato and Aristotle are to the West, the Kama Sutra has endured for 1,700 years as an indisputable classic of world literature.

    Written with frankness and unassuming candor, the Kama Sutra remains one of the most readable and enjoyable of all the classics of antiquity. A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the Kama Sutra’s importance is so great that it has at the same time both affected Indian civilization and remained an indispensable key to understanding it.

    About The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana

    The 1964 publication of Sir Richard Burton‘s translation marked the first wide appearance in English of the Kama Sutra and was celebrated as a literary event of highest importance. As vital to an understanding of ancient Indian civilization as the works of Plato and Aristotle are to the West, the Kama Sutra has endured for 1,700 years as an indisputable classic of world literature.

    Written with frankness and unassuming candor, the Kama Sutra remains one of the most readable and enjoyable of all the classics of antiquity. A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the Kama Sutra’s importance is so great that it has at the same time both affected Indian civilization and remained an indispensable key to understanding it.

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    Product Details

    Category: Health & Fitness | Religion | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 09, 1991 | 256 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140193602

    Category: Health & Fitness | Religion | Personal Growth

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 09, 1991 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9781101173954

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    Table Of Contents

    The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana
    ” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”5″ border=”0″Foreword
    Introduction
    Introductory Preface
    Part I: Society and Social Concepts
    Part II: On Sexual Union
    Part III: About the Acquisition of a Wife
    Part IV: About a Wife
    Part V: About the Wives of Other Men
    Part VI: About Courtesans
    Part VII: On the Means of Attracting Others to Yourself

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