1 ene 325 año - The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (3rd or 4th century, during Gupta empire)

Descripción:

The Classic Hindu Treatise on Love and Social Conduct

Kama Sutra:
Sex and sensual pleasure = good (in moderation)
-- vs the Christian asceticism of Paul & Jerome.
As an art, sex & eating become human, not merely animal.
Artha, Kama and Dharma should be balanced to permit all 3.

Notes:
women lost right to own or inherit property
i.e. forced into dependence
barred from studying sacred texts
married very young in arranged marriages
a daughter = “a kind of merchandise” (Kamasutra)