A Glint From The Kāmasūtra in al-Ǧāḥiẓ's Kitāb Al-Ḥayawān
This article investigates an apparent quotation from Vātsyāyana's (fl. late third century ce) Kāmasūtra in al-Ǧāḥiẓ's (d. 255/869) Kitāb al-Ḥayawān or ‘Book of Animals’, from its original Sanskrit form through to the guise it assumes in the Arabic text. Evidence is furnished for an oral tr...
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Oxford University Press
[2020]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 605-611 |
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