The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra (Mammoth Books)

In this updated and expanded edition of the Kama Sutra , a total of 50 positions are illustrated and explained for the modern reader, featuring both the techniques in the original plus a number of modern ones. Each explanation is accompanied by a specially commissioned illustration for easy reference that allows the reader to gain a better understanding of the position. Also included are a number of stories of how some of the positions developed as well as a full history of the Kama Sutra . The original Kama Sutra was designed to help lovers to explore the height of sensual and erotic pleasure. Since then numerous variations have been produced on this manual for love-making. Here, in one giant volume, is the fullest ever collection of Kama Sutra positions and its modern variants, including all the positions featured in the original text plus over 50 more. Each position is clearly explained, with specially commissioned illustrations by award-winning artist Carolyn Weltman and Louisa Minkin. Also included are little known, revelatory stories of how each position developed, plus the full, unexpurgated hstory of the Kama Sutra's own genesis. Packed with beautiful illustrations and sensual nuggets of inspiration, The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra is the fullest ever collection of the world's most popular lovemaking text. Title 6 Copyright 5 Contents 7 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 12 What is the Kama Sutra? 14 Kama Sutra 30 The Swing 31 The Tiger 33 The Tale of the Tigress 34 The Lotus 41 The Spinning Top 43 The Tale of Mitra and Kumari 44 Supported Congress 52 The Full-pressed Position 55 The Tale of Courting Sumansa 57 The Rising Position 64 The Flower in Bloom 66 The Tale of the Serpent in the Garden 67 The Half-pressed Position 76 Mouth Congress 78 The Tale of the Mouth Congress 79 Congress of the Cow 88 The Bee 91 The Tale of the Black Bumble Bee 92 The Yawning 97 The Creeper 99 The Tale of the Creeper 101 The Spit-roast 108 The Pair of Tongs 110 The Tale of the Favourite of the King 112 The Packed Position 120 The Open Pincer 122 The Tale of the Open Pincer 123 The Mixture of Sesame Seed and Rice 131 The Crab 134 The Clasping Position 136 Suspended Congress 138 The Tale of Dvitala 140 Churning 147 The Crow 150 The Tale of the Crow 151 The Turning Position 158 Splitting Bamboo 160 The Tale of Music in Silence 161 The Herd 168 The Tale of the Playing Elephant 169 The Thunderbolt 177 The Tale of the Thunderbolt 179 The Tree 186 The Tale of Kakali and the Climbing Tree 188 The Posture of Indrani 196 The Tale of the Wife of Indra 197 Ratiratnapradipika 204 Face-to-Face 205 The Knee Elbow 208 The Tale of Janukurpara 210 Smaradipika 217 One Knot 218 The Encircling Position 220 The Tale of the Legend of Veshta 222 The Wheelbarrow 227 The Tale of Unleashing the Thunderball 229 Srngararasaprabandhadipika 235 The Cat 236 The Svastika 238 The Tale of Absolute Being 239 The Swan 243 The Dog 245 The Fish 247 The Tale of the Drowning Man 248 The Ass 255 Ratirahasya 257 The Elephant 258 The Tale of the Elephant 260 Panchasayaka 267 The Cobra 268 The Tale of the Legend of the Cobra 269 The Curved Knot 276 The Tale of the Curved Knot 277 Ananga Ranga 284 The Foot Yoke 285 Sky Foot 287 Driving the Peg 289 The Ascending Position 292 The Lute 295 The Lotus 297 The Snake Trap 300 Packed With Illustrations And Sensual Nuggets Of Inspiration, This Is The Fullest Ever Collection Of The World's Most Popular Lovemaking Text. --publisher Description. Edited By Maxim Jakubowski. The Fullest Ever Illustrated Collection Of The Kama Sutra And Its Variants--cover.