{"product_id":"the-complete-kama-sutra-the-first-unabridged-modern-translation-of-the-classic-indian-text-9780892815258","title":"The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text","description":"The world's oldest and most widely read guide to the pleasures and techniques of sex, the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e was compiled in the fourth century A.D. by a Brahmin and religious scholar name Vatsyayana, who worked from texts dating back to the fourth century B.C. Until the present, the only English translation of his Hindu love classic was that of the famous English explorer Sir Richard Burton, published in 1883. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike Burton's version, Alain Dani lou's new translation preserves the numbered verse divisions of the original and includes two essential commentaries: the \u003ci\u003eFayamangala\u003c\/i\u003e commentary, written in Sanskrit by Yashodhara during the Middle Ages, and a modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Whereas Burton's Victorian reluctance to translate certain terms obscured our understanding of the philosophy and techniques of the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, Dani lou has preserved the full explicitness of the original, dealing with everything from the art of scratching to relations with the wives of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRealistic and pragmatic in its approach, the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e deals without ambiguity or hypocrisy with all aspects of sexual life--including marriage, adultery, prostitution, group sex, sadomasochism, male and female homosexuality, and transvestism. The text paints a fascinating portrait of an India whose openness to sexuality gave rise to a highly developed expression of the erotic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlain Danilou (1907-1994) was without question a Renaissance man. Following his early years as an artist, dancer, and musician in Paris (Cocteau, Diaghilev, and Stravinsky were among his friends), Danilou settled in India, where he spent fifteen years in the study of Sanskrit, philosophy, and music. After numerous university appointments in India, he returned in 1963 to Europe, establishing the Institute of Comparative Music Studies in Berlin for the reevaluation of Asian music. Danilou wrote more than thirty books about the philosophy, religion, history, and arts of India, including \u003ci\u003eGods of Love and Ecstasy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMyths and Gods of India\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eVirtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhile the Gods Play\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Phallus\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMusic and the Power of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719143100690,"sku":"9780892815258","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73b475b5-b57d-4546-bfee-2a1b3fd658f1.jpg?v=1734660068","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-kama-sutra-the-first-unabridged-modern-translation-of-the-classic-indian-text-9780892815258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}