Conjugal love in India
Subtitle: Ratiśāstra and Ratiramaṇa : text, translation, and notes
By: by Kenneth G. Zysk.
Contributors: Zysk, Kenneth G.; Nāgārjuna, Siddha.
Series: Sir Henry Wellcome Asian studies ;; v. 1
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Love.; Sex.; Sex in marriage.
Description: "Kenneth Zysk's Conjugal Love in India is a study of traditional Hindu ideas about love in the domestic abode, and deals with the two principal Sanskrit treatises on the subject, Ratisastra and Ratiramana. These two works, leaving no stone unturned, cover every aspect of conjugal life, from the finding and selection of a suitable pair to procreation. With an introduction that situates the doctrine of conjugal love (ratisastra) and the texts that explain it in the history of brahminic scholasticism." "This work will help to elucidate aspects of Indian history and culture in the medieval and modern periods, and will provide a good basis for comparative studies with similar themes in other cultures."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and index.