The erotic sentiments described in the Hindu love classic the KAMA SUTRA constitutes the most famous work on sex ever created. Written almost 2000 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 SUTRA text with 250 illustrations and great works of art that encompass coins palm leaf manuscripts sculptures ancient toys jewellery 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 300000 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 SUTRA spring to life. The first complete translation to illustrate all 64 sexual postures described in the KAMA SUTRA Includes 250 rare images Composed by one of the world's foremost scholars of the KAMA SUTRA and Indian art
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"It is not, in fact, a pornographic work, but a book depicting the art of living for the civilized and refined citizen, finding its expression in the sphere of love, eroticism, and the sensual pleasures of life. . . . Rather than calling the Kama Sutra pornography and hiding it on the highest shelf of their bookcases, Western readers should see it as the expression of a refined, sophisticated people on the art of love."--Audrey Chaix, "Vulpes Libris", Jan 2010
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Lance Dane is a writer, photographer, renowned scholar, and the founder of the Sanskriti Museum of Every Day Art in Delhi. He has dedicated over five decades 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 lives in India.
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The book is a good translation of the original text, but beware that there are no illustrations whatsoever! If you are interested in the original text than this is an excellent book. If you are looking for a bedside guide I think you should look elsewhere.
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I was doing a presentation on Kama Sutra and ended up buying this book in addition to 3 other KS's. The title is misleading. Though it has illustrations, they do not correspond to the text. I mean, as a reader, you will not be able to make sense of the text and match it with the illustrations. I found it helpful to read the plain text and look at Anne Coopers Kamasutra.
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I mainly enjoyed this book, although it did abridge quite a lot of the original text. I found the articles on the other two translated "love-texts" very informative, although they overshadowed the main reason I bought this book - to read the Kama Sutra. Having read a friend's pocket version, the Burton version even abridged some of the basics as described in the pocket translation.
The emphasis appeared to be on the translation, not the interpretation, and, although the final half of the original text is basically a sex manual, the revelations are treated scantily, with very little advice and, in some areas, a very "dodgy" translation.
Burton's footnotes do interject a little humour but, as far as the Kama Sutra goes, this is not the best translation of the Kama Sutra I've ever seen. The other two translations of lesser-known love-texts are very informative, but again rather lacking in depth. The account of Burton's life is the most colourful and intriguing segment of the book - but unfortunately, as an introduction, it sets the precident which is not really lived up to.
In terms of understanding the text itself, I would recommend 'The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text' by Alain Danielou.
For those of you expecting a more "informative" read, then I would recommend 'Anne Hooper's "Kama Sutra"' over this version. It is interesting but these two texts are far superior!
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does wot it says on the tin
Bought this for a mature honeymoon couple. Wot can I say? It's only a sex manual ! Stick to 3 pages a night, though....they're both in A&E now !
Published on 25 Aug 2010 by notsohairynow
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Sex Education and more
An education to read how 'ancient' India viewed sexual practices for the benefit of males AND females but also an insight into social mores. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2008 by pingpong
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This book is average .....
this book is a translation of the kama sutra - great - but now i would like to move on to something with commentry to understand it more. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2003
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Extremely good value and very well illustrated
This book is very informative and beutifuly illustrated making it a pleasure to read. I was especially surprised at the quality of the book at such a low price. An ideal gift.
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