The Women's Kama Sutra - Hardcover

LaCroix, Nitya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312206275 ISBN 13: 9780312206277

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002

Synopsis

The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana, thought to have been written in the fourth century AD, was translated in the 19th century but only reached popular mass attention in the West in the 1960s. Readers were astounded by the elaborate and complicated sexual positions described and by the bold uncensored approach that it took towards the subject of sex. In particular the Kama Sutra addressed the importance of a woman's sexual happiness and potential for pleasure, ecstasy and transformation.

The pursuit of Kama, or the sensual and sexual pleasures of life, was not viewed as decadent indulgences; it was one of the three principal goals of life through which a person could attain the fourth and ultimate goal, Moksha, which is the liberation of the mind and spirit.

The Women's Kama Sutra focuses on the issues of sensuality and sexuality detailed by the sage Vatsayana but looks at them from a feminine perspective in ways that are relevant to the contemporary woman. Sensitive text and more than 40 specially commissioned illustrations of exciting lovemaking positions bring ancient wisdom into a modern context. It includes the Kama Sutra's teachings on pleasure, sensuality and love, sexual compatibility, the importance of physical affection, transcendental sexuality and the Kama Sutra arts of love.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Nitya Lacroix draws her insight from her experience of both Eastern philosophies and Western therapeutic techniques. She lived for 10 years in India where she gained much of her knowledge and experience in the field of alternative therapies and healing. She has published many books on sex, massage and sensuality.

Review:

"By union with men, the lust, desire, or passion of women is satisfied, and the pleasure derived from the consciousness of it is called their satisfaction." --The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312206275
• ISBN 13: 9780312206277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192