Das Kamasutra von Vatsyayana. - Hardcover

Vatsyayana, Mallanaga

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3809406651 ISBN 13: 9783809406655

Publisher: Bassermann, 1998

Synopsis

The Kama Sutra, is an ancient Indian text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by the Indian scholar Vatsyayana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sex. Kama means sensual or sexual pleasure, and sutra are the guidlines of yoga, the word itself means thread in Sanskrit. The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts known generically as Kama Shastra). Traditionally, the first transmission of Kama Shastra or "Discipline of Kama" is attributed to Nandi the sacred bull, Shiva's doorkeeper, who was moved to sacred utterance by overhearing the lovemaking of the god and his wife Parvati and later recorded his utterances for the benefit of mankind.

About this title

About the Author:

Wendy Doniger (O’Flaherty) : professeur émérite d’histoire des religions à l’université de Chicago, elle est l’auteur de nombreuses traductions de textes sanskrits.   Sudhir Kakar : Psychanalyste, professeur à l’université de Chicago, il partage son temps entre l’Inde et l’Europe. Il est l’auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur la civilisation indienne, dont Les Pièges de l’amour érotique (PUF, 1987), La Folle et le Saint (avec Catherine Clément, Seuil, 1993), et de trois romans, tous publiés au Seuil, dont Mira et le Mahatma (2006).   Alain Porte : Il est l’auteur notamment d’une traduction de la Bhagavad-Gita chez Arléa et, au Seuil, de Shiva, Seigneur du sommeil (« Points Sagesses », 1993).

About this edition

• Publisher: Bassermann
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 3809406651
• ISBN 13: 9783809406655
• Binding: Hardcover