the classic Hindu treatise on love and social conduct

by Gagewyn
translated by Sir Richard F. Burton; foreword by Santha Rama Rau; introduction by John W. Spellman
Publisher: New York : Dorset Press, 1986
ISBN: 0880290897  

Language: eng
Physical Description: 252 pages. ; 21 cm.

Review: Vatsyayana’s reputation for describing couples’ gymnastics comes from just a few pages out of 200 or so. The rest of this book is about all the other social aspects of men and women in each others’ company. It emphasizes the “64 arts”, a liberal education including literacy and literary games, as well as carpentry, cooking, and other domestic skills. It talks about courtship and courtesans, monogamy and polygamy, brides and widows, and suasion and seduction. It discusses the dark side of human passion, including capturing the object of one’s love by main force. There are even love-charms and potions for ensuring faithfulness..

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