Project Gutenberg 2005-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 435 Vatsyayana Mallanaga Lamairesse 1817 1898 Lamairesse, Pierre Eugène Lamairesse, E. (Eugene) 43033904 Kamasutra. French Théologie hindoue. Le Kama soutra. Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Théologie hindoue. Le Kama soutra." by Vatsyayana is a comprehensive treatise on the philosophy and practices surrounding love and relationships, likely written in the early centuries of the Common Era. This work discusses the intricate nature of sexual ethics and societal norms, particularly within the context of ancient Indian culture, offering insights into the balance of desire (Kama), duty (Dharma), and wealth (Artha) in human life. The opening of the text introduces the foundational concepts that guide the moral compass of society, asserting that while the essence of right and wrong remains constant, societal attitudes toward sexual relations fluctuate over time and across cultures. It vividly articulates the nuanced views of past civilizations, contrasting the relative permissiveness observed in ancient Indian society with the stringent constraints posed by religious doctrines such as those of Zoroastrianism and Judaism. The author sets the stage for an exploration of sexual morality, emphasizing how love and eroticism were intertwined with religious practices and societal structures, thus providing a deeper understanding of how the Kama Sutra encapsulates the cultural ethos of its era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Love Sexual intercourse Sex HQ Text Erotic Fiction FR Séduction et libertinage Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica Browsing: Fiction 717658 717406 2024-10-06T13:45:24.864790 2023-09-07T04:17:01.290638 text/html text/html 717651 717399 2024-10-06T13:45:25.231665 2023-09-07T04:17:01.505619 text/html text/html 343345 2024-10-06T13:45:37.811613 application/epub+zip 352645 2024-10-06T13:45:29.143661 application/epub+zip 346183 2024-10-06T13:45:27.505686 application/epub+zip 626726 2024-10-06T13:45:44.055611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587299 2024-10-06T13:45:36.637626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550327 2022-09-07T17:23:30.474178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638892 638691 2024-10-06T13:45:24.201708 2023-09-07T04:17:00.742626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 623459 2020-12-19T03:46:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 241436 2020-12-19T03:46:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20910 2024-10-06T13:45:44.225577 application/rdf+xml 14121 2024-10-06T13:45:28.124668 image/jpeg 3423 2024-10-06T13:45:27.832758 image/jpeg 336489 2024-10-06T13:45:25.295703 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia