The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra
Inner Traditions Bear and Company (Verlag)
978-0-89281-138-0 (ISBN)
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.
Lance Dane (1923–2012) was a writer, photographer, renowned scholar, and the founder of the Sanskriti Museum of Every Day Art in Delhi. He dedicated over five decades of his life 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 lived in India for almost 6 decades.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.10.2003 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 269 color illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 925 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89281-138-2 / 0892811382 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89281-138-0 / 9780892811380 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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