Wendy Doniger, Redeeming the Kamasutra

Published: May 15, 2016, 2:43 p.m.

b'The\\xa0Kamasutra\\xa0brings to mind (and to Google searches) erotic and exotic sexual positions. \\xa0 OK, it is that. \\xa0But it is much more. \\xa0It is about the art of living. \\xa0\\xa0Wendy Doniger,\\xa0Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, is a leading scholar in Hinduism and mythology. \\xa0 She has written over forty books including\\xa0Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook, Translated from the Sanskrit,\\xa0The Laws of Manu,\\xa0and a new translation of the\\xa0Kamasutra.\\xa0\\xa0 Her latest is\\xa0Redeeming the Kamasutra. \\xa0We discuss this fascinating text and the controversy it ignites\\xa0still today.'