In the end, by entwining together Foucault’s works on the history of sexuality in the West and the classical Indian texts on eros, Gautam transforms our understanding of both, even as he opens up new ways of investigating erotics, aesthetics, gender relations, and subjectivity. Foucault’s distinction between erotic arts and the science of sexuality drives Gautam’s exploration of the courtesan as a symbol of both sexual-erotic and aesthetic pleasure. To do this, Gautam looks to the history of three inglorious characters in classical India: the courtesan and her two closest male companions-her patron, the dandy consort and her teacher and advisor, the dandy guru. Gautam shows how closely intertwined the history of erotics in Indian culture is with the history of theater-aesthetics grounded in the discourse of love, and Foucault provides the framework for opening up an intellectual horizon of Indian thought. Gautam lays out the nature and origin of this iconic Indian text and engages in the first serious reading of its relationship with Foucault. In Foucault and the 'Kamasutra', Sanjay K. Yet, there is much, much more to it embedded in the text is a vision of the city founded on art and aesthetic pleasure. The Kamasutra is best known in the West for its scandalous celebration of unbridled sensuality.

Publisher : University of Chicago Pressįoucault and the Kamasutra Book Description :.

You won’t have to fantasize any longer about what it’s like for a lover to thank you after sex. You can offer your new lover or your long-term partner the most passionate, creative, and enthusiastic lovemaking he or she has ever had.

Tastefully illustrated in full color, and playfully written, this new handbook will bring your love life new excitement and challenges.

Experience: The Bent Kiss The Cap of Luxury The Flowing Triangle Nirvana Supernova The Curled Angel And, to spice things up, Cayman offers quotes and advice about romances and sex from Ingrid Bergman, the Marquis de Sade, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Deepak Chopra, and more.

Positions are ranked for passion, drama, romance, exertion, convenience, and more. Here are ways to bring passion to your bedroom (or any room with a chair or table). Designed to educate you as a lover and advance your lovemaking techniques beyond the basic and moring, this book is designed to make fantasies come true. Based on the ancient Indian sex manual, here is advice to steam up any bedroom and spark life into any romance-from oral sex to sitting and standing positions to more adventurous positions like “The Propeller” and “The Rowing Boat.” Sadie Cayman has taken the ancient Kama Sutra and given it a modern, self-help feel.

Original karma sutra book