Monday, November 19, 2007

Islam's Erotic History

Islam and Kama Sutra


The Vyanta-Ekadhari Position", 19th - 20th century, Lahore, Pakistan

Two men entering a woman simultaneously in the Utthita-Harivikrama position, late 18th century, Persia (now called Iran)

http://illustratedpig.blogspot.com/2006/06/sex-and-islam.html




Islamic School "Harem Scene, illustration from the 'Shahnama' (Book of Kings)"
http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/islamic-school/harem-scene-illustration.html

The pleasures of Islam, through the eyes of Orientalists



Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Serpent Charmer, c. 1870, oil on canvas, 83.8 x 122.1 cm. Sterling and Francis Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/moorish/smoking/kalmar%20houkah%20illustrations.htm

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