Bibliograph

Redeeming the Kamasutra, Wendy Doniger

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Redeeming the Kamasutra, Wendy Doniger

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Redeeming the Kamasutra

Oclc number

922155311

Responsibility statement

Wendy Doniger

Summary

"In this scholarly and superbly readable book, one of the world's foremost authorities on ancient Indian texts seeks to restore the Kamasutra to its proper place in the Sanskrit canon, as a landmark of India's secular literature. In investigating, and helping us understand, a much celebrated but under-appreciated text, Wendy Doniger has produced a rich and compelling text of her own that will interest, delight, and surprise scholars and lay readers alike"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 1. The Strange and the Familiar in the Kamasutra -- 2. The Kautilyan Kamasutra -- 3. The Mythology of the Kamasutra -- 4. Women in the Kamasutra -- 5. The Third Nature: Gender Inversions -- 6. The Mare's Trap: The Nature and Culture of Sex -- 7. The Rise and Fall of Kama and the Kamasutra -- Notes

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