Kamasutra (Oxford World's Classics)

Good condition

A scholarly presentation of an indian classic by a scholar who is at least as interested in demonstrating the breadth of her vocabulary as she is in communicating something of of substance to the reader. I have a PhD in one of the humanities and got a bit tired of dragging my dictionary around in order to translate phrases that could have been easily and effectively put into plain English.

This is such a great book. The Kama Sutra was never meant to be pornographic in nature but sort of like a reference guide on how to conduct oneself in life. This is a great rendition of Vatsyayana's version of the Kama Sutra. There are very little to almost none of images, but the descriptions are worth enough to remedy that.

I bought the book for an Anthropology course. Usually I would donate it to the school library but this book I am keeping. I love the diversity of Humankind.

This was the worst experience ive had with ordering books not only did i not receive the book but i also never even got a confirmation of the book being sent. I sure got the one about the funds being removed though. 4.8 ughh a lot of lucky people i guess all i know is i am dissappointed and wont be back customer lost.

I'm giving it one star. First, Doniger inserted FRENCH words like "de luxe" into the translation. I had to use google to find out what that even meant. She also used the Victorian word "courtesan " for "prostitute" which nobody outside Oxford University would know.

I liked this book because of its size and being able to pack it while we were traveling.

It is a manual, not a novel nor a pornographic compendium of sexual positions.Good edition for study as a historian

I suspect the blurb for this item has changed since I ordered it. Perhaps there was something in the fine print back then that is now in the first sentence. "Mini" is the concept I'm talking about. If I had known this would be a pocket-book curiosity rather than a text I could actually seriously engage with, I NEVER would have ordered it.

if you are looking for a pocket size book. this is the ideal. i haven't red it yet but i am sure i learn form whatever is in it.

Would suggest to purchase a book on tantra before this, you’ll need it to get through the loooooong introduction before the main text actually starts

Nothing has moved me so much as this text. I truly recommend this text for people who are above 18. This is not a sex manual but something about which every man and woman should know, learn it properly and not literally and trust vatsyayana, you will realise what change it is going to bring to you

Extremely small and tiny paper note pad like "book" not worth the money and shame on any seller here who are selling those type of "books" for 10 pounds, as they are not worth more than 1 pound.