Laura Williamson Alysa Strenke India  Around 4000 BC, first evidence of sexual attitudes  Buddhism  Hinduism  Jainism  Sex Education through art and literature  Treated sex like a science  Influenced other cultures  19th Century – Indian people picked up conservative views. It’s not just about sex  450 BC  Vatsyayana  Translated by Sir Richard Burton  First written in Sanskrit  It’s not just about tantric philosophy  7 smaller books within it  Dharma – “conduct”  Artha – “material goods and economic interests”  Kama – “entertainment and pleasure”  Moksha – “escape from rebirth”  Contains the index  Basic introduction  Size – Does it matter?  Pleasuring a woman  Embracing, Kissing, Slapping, and Scrapping Nails  Sexual Positions  Betrothal and marriage  Creating confidence in the girl  Courtship, showing feelings outwardly  How to win over members of the opposite sex  Certain forms of marriage  Behaving in the husband’s absence  Multiple wives  Women’s reactions to men  Gaining women over  Women’s minds  Keeping one’s own wives  Relationships with the men  No obligation for money  How they get money  Personal adornment and other things that attract others  Creating desire in others  It’s not all about sex!  As you read the Kama Sutra remember…  Some things we do not consider socially right.  Its more about ethics and living a good life  Burton, Sir Richard. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. New York: Hippocrene       Books Doniger, Wendy, and Sudhir Kakar. Kamasutra. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Keay, John. India a History. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002 Krishan, Y. "The Erotic Sculptures of India." Artibus Asiae Publishers 341972 331-343. 24 Nov 2008 <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3249625>. Puri, Jyoti. "Concerning "Kamasutras": Challenging Narratives of History and Sexuality." The University of Chicago Press 272002 603-639. 24 Nov 2008 <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3175887>. Robb, Peter. A History of India. New York: Palgrave, 2007 Tammita-Delgoda, Sinharaja. A Traveller’s History of India. North Hampton: Interlink Books, 2007