Kāma Kalpa, or, the Hindu ritual of love : a survey of the customs, festivals, rituals and beliefs concerning marriage, moral, women, the art and science of love and sex symbolism in religion in India from remote antiquity to the present day

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Paul, 1910-

Publication/Creation:

Bombay : D.B. Taraporevala Sons, [1960]

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

12. Indian edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Kāma Kalpa, or, the Hindu ritual of love : a survey of the customs, festivals, rituals and beliefs concerning marriage, moral, women, the art and science of love and sex symbolism in religion in India from remote antiquity to the present day / by P. Thomas

Variant Titles:

Hindu ritual of love

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Sex customs--India--History
Marriage--India--History
Hindu women--India--History
Love--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Sexology
Sexual practices
Marriage
Living arrangements
Sex (Act)
Sexuality
India--Moral conditions--History

Description/Summary

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xv, 151 pages, xcix pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

"Based on ancient Sanskrit classics, Kama Sutra, Ananga Ranga, Rati Rahasya, and modern works."
"With coloured frontispiece and 224 line and half-tone reproductions of masterpieces of Indian sculpture and painting."
Includes index.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990003078870302486

OCLC Number:

00535678

Barcode:

010001013328