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Book Review of The Complete Kama Sutra : The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text

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Helpful Score: 2


The Kama Sutra is so much more than a text on sexual behavior. It is also a sociological commentary on what behavior was permitted for both men and women of that time.

It deals with many controversial subjects, such as the appropriate behavior of a man to his wife and wives, the appropriate (and sometimes inappropriate but common) behavior of an elder wife to other wives and the younger wife to the elder wives (polyamorous groups would do well to read this section).

It also talks about how to court a wife and what to do to keep her.