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The Kamasutra was written in India in the early 3rd century AD. There is no reliable information available about the author save his name, Mallanaga Vatsyayana. The Kamasutra is composed of 36 chapters divided into 7 books. Only one part of the work is dedicated to actual sexual practice.
The Kamasutra addresses licit and illicit love affairs, seduction strategies, different kinds of caresses, erotic positions that are recommended or worth avoiding and more. In no other culture has sexuality been described in such an in-depth manner.
The Kamasutra considered sexual intercourse a divine union. In Hinduism, sexual pleasure is thought to be a gift from God. Pleasure is considered one of the main reasons man was put on earth. Vatsyayana illustrates 8 ways to make love. Each way includes, in turn, eight different positions for a total of 64 sexual positions, called the 64 arts. The author distinguishes men by the size of their penises and women by the depth of their vaginas.
Then he suggests the best techniques to use during sexual intercourse. Every single phase of the sexual act, from salutations to parting ways, is investigated in detail.
