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The Ascetic Of Desire

AUTHOR Kakar, Sudhir
PUBLISHER Green Books Publisher (09/01/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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This novel is the story of the great sage Vatsyayan, author of Kamasutra, the definitive book on sex. The life of this Yogi who meditates on the life of the God of Love (Kamadeva) is memorably described in the book Kamayogi. Notings on feminine sexuality by Vatsyayan create upheavals in Kamayogi's readings, set against the socio-cultural, economic and historicla backdrop of the Gupta period in Indian history. A special creative work by Sudheer Kakkar. Trans: Suresh M G
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ISBN-13: 9788184232677
ISBN-10: 8184232675
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: Malayalam
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Page Count: 266
Carton Quantity: 30
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 0.56 x 8.50 inches
Weight: 0.69 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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This novel is the story of the great sage Vatsyayan, author of Kamasutra, the definitive book on sex. The life of this Yogi who meditates on the life of the God of Love (Kamadeva) is memorably described in the book Kamayogi. Notings on feminine sexuality by Vatsyayan create upheavals in Kamayogi's readings, set against the socio-cultural, economic and historicla backdrop of the Gupta period in Indian history. A special creative work by Sudheer Kakkar. Trans: Suresh M G
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Author: Kakar, Sudhir
Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago. She is the author of The Bedtrick: Tales of Sex and Masquerade and Siva, The Erotic Ascetic. Sudhir Kakar is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard
University. He is the author of Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and Its Healing Traditions.
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