Ananga Ranga
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The Ananga Ranga is an Indian love manual written around 1172 CE. It is aimed specifically at preventing the separation of a husband and wife.
It is often compared to the Kama Sutra. Some of the writings of the Ananga Ranga are taken from the Kama Sutra.
The best known edition in English is the 1885 translation by Richard Francis Burton.
The contents of the chapters of Burton's translation of the Anangs Ranga are as follows:
- Chapter I: considers the four classes of women
- Chapter II: Of The Various Seats Of Passion In Women
- Chapter III: Of The Different Kinds Of Men And Women
- Chapter IV: Description Of The General Qualities, Characteristics, Temperaments, Etc., Of Women.
- Chapter V: Characteristics Of The Women Of Various Lands
- Chapter VI: Treating Of Vashikarana
- Chapter VII: Of Different Signs In Men And Women
- Chapter VIII: Treating Of External Enjoyments
- Chapter IX: Treating Of Internal Enjoyments In Its Various Forms
- Appendix I: Astrology In Connection With Marriage
- Appendix II: considers a variety of alchemical recipies, which are either potentially lethal, or completely ineffective as a remedy, or both
External links
- Full text of the Burton translation of the Ananga Ranga (http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/ar/)