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| 248.1 | | ARMORY::SEABURYM | | Tue Mar 17 1987 15:24 | 6 |
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RE.0
A Hindu sex manual that dates, I believe, from around the
14th century.
Mike
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| 248.2 | More info?? | OWL::LANGILL | | Tue Mar 17 1987 16:02 | 1 |
| Illustrated with paintings.
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| 248.3 | | MARX::MAHLER | Hey Baby Come here often? What's your node? | Wed Mar 18 1987 10:01 | 5 |
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A Diet Book?
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| 248.4 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Mar 18 1987 10:31 | 6 |
| I've seen (briefly) a book called "The Pop-Up Kama Sutra", which
contains cardboard pop-out illustrations and a bit of text from
the original book. Publishers Central Bureau frequently lists it
in their catalog. Great coffee-table conversation starter!
Steve
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| 248.5 | More info on the book | MINAR::BISHOP | | Wed Mar 18 1987 10:59 | 16 |
| The Kama Sutra may, in some translated editions, be illustrated
with photographs of some of the more erotic cave paintings and
miniatures, but it was probably not originally illustrated.
The place of the erotic in life and theology was different in India
before the British conquest. What to Western eyes is pornographic
seems to have been viewed as a symbol of the creative power of the
gods; what to us is a sex manual may have had the emotional impact
of a cookbook.
The text divides men and woman into animal types (cows, elephants,
others I forget). It details anatomy, the many different kinds of
touching and kisses and so on. Much of what it describes would
require great flexibility and substantial strength to perform.
-John Bishop
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| 248.7 | Some more info... | VIDEO::HOFFMAN | | Thu Mar 19 1987 12:41 | 16 |
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As .4 suggests, the Kama-Sutra is an ancient Hindu sex manual. I
tried to read it, a long time ago, but it got very boring after a
while, so I never finished it.
The one thing that sticks in my memory has to do with under-water
sex. The book specifies that it's very important for both partners
to keep their heads above the water...
I also seem to remember that the section that deals with beating
(yes, they did that even than...) specifies the sounds the beaten
partner (the lady, of course) makes. I believe bird chirping sounds
are recommended.
-- Ron
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| 248.8 | Inflicting pain | ERIS::CALLAS | So many ratholes, so little time | Thu Mar 19 1987 13:07 | 3 |
| Actually, it discusses techniques for each partner.
Jon
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| 248.9 | | ZEPPO::MAHLER | Hey Baby Come here often? What's your node? | Thu Mar 19 1987 18:29 | 4 |
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I'm curious, is oral sex described in any detail?
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| 248.10 | Go visit a bookstore | ERIS::CALLAS | So many ratholes, so little time | Fri Mar 20 1987 15:54 | 4 |
| Pray, tell: what does that mean? Remember that this book is written in
Sanskrit. *Everything* in it depends on the translator.
Jon
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| 248.11 | Suited for HOLISTIC | YODA::BARANSKI | Searching for Lowell Apartmentmates... | Thu Mar 26 1987 15:16 | 5 |
| I'd like to suggest that this subject would be more suited to the HOLISTIC
Conference at HYDRA::HOLISTIC... There are more knowledgable people there,
and I believe some information on a related subject, Tantric Yoga...
Jim Baranski, HOLISTIC Moderator...
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