Nāgaraka in the Kāmasūtra: An Introduction to Masculinity in Early India

The idea of masculinity is malleable in the Kāmasūtra. This study pinpoints the factors that build or refashion masculinity. It hinges on the economic stability or declination, and undergoes changes accordingly. This study suggests that economic declination might create a category of service provide...

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Published in:Masculinidades y cambio social Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 54 - 76
Main Author: Singh, Sukhdev
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Barcelona Hipatia Press 01.02.2021
Subjects:
decliniación económica
economic declination
Economic factors
Economic stabilization
Kāmasūtra
masculinidad
Masculinity
Nāgaraka
Vātsyāyana
ISSN:2014-3605, 2014-3605
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Summary:The idea of masculinity is malleable in the Kāmasūtra. This study pinpoints the factors that build or refashion masculinity. It hinges on the economic stability or declination, and undergoes changes accordingly. This study suggests that economic declination might create a category of service providers, for instance, the veśyā, sub-Nāgaraka and the tṛtīyā prakṛti, or third nature, person who corroborate malleability and fluidity of masculinity. This study also suggests that idea of masculinity is disturbed when females enter the masculine domain of kāma-related knowledge. Overall, kāma is not exclusively concerned with masculinity.
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ISSN:2014-3605
2014-3605
DOI:10.17583/mcs.2021.5933