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The Book of Love offers a scholarly survey of the Kamasutra, charting its development from early Indian textual traditions through periods of suppression and lost circulation. It then follows the text’s rediscovery in the West, highlighting the cultural shift that led to its enthusiastic re-emergence during the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The work combines historical analysis, cultural context, and philosophical reflection to provide a comprehensive view of this classic treatise on love and sexuality.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: History/Ancient History
Authors: James McConnachie
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