{"id":568,"date":"2020-12-03T15:59:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T19:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dyarbrough.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/relc189gsws189\/?p=568"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T14:17:33","slug":"hindu-eroticism-through-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dyarbrough.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/relc189gsws189\/religion\/hindu-eroticism-through-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindu Eroticism through Images"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hindu Eroticism Through Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2zRd5zBEL4?start=6&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video presentation discusses Hindu eroticism through images. I examine the Hindu deities, the Kamasutra, Tantra, and modern art. In creating this project, I discovered a plethora of graphic and entirely fascinating images within Hindu art. I am happy to share them with the class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apte, Savita. \u201cNeo Tantric Art as Liberation.\u201d Sotheby&#8217;s. Sotheby&#8217;s, February 11, 2020. Accessed December 3, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art\">https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art<\/a>.<\/li><li>Courtright, Paul B. \u201cHinduism\u201d in Don S. Browning, M. Christian Green, and John Witte, Jr., Sex, Marriage &amp; Family in World Religions, (New York: Columbia University Press, 2006)<\/li><li>Eder, Nancy, and Amy Raffel. \u201cHindu Art and Architecture Before 1300.\u201d Art History Teaching Resources. Accessed December 3, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/arthistoryteachingresources.org\/lessons\/hindu-art-and\">https:\/\/arthistoryteachingresources.org\/lessons\/hindu-art-and-architecture-before-1300\/<\/a>.<\/li><li>Gansean, P. \u201cIndian Temples and the Erotic Sculptural Art.\u201d The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2016. Accessed December 3, 2020. <a href=\"http:\/\/papers.iafor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/papers\/iicahdubai2016\/IICAHDubai2016_20624.pdf\">http:\/\/papers.iafor.org\/wpcontent\/uploads\/papers\/iicahdubai2016\/IICAHDubai2016_20624.pdf.<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cKhajuraho Group of Monuments.\u201d UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Accessed December 3, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/240\/\">https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/240\/.<\/a><\/li><li>Lidke, Jeffrey S. \u201cA Union of Fire and Water\u201d in David W. Machacek and Melissa M. Wilcox, ed., <em>Sexuality and the World\u2019s Religions, <\/em>(Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2003)<\/li><li>Ramos, Imma. \u201cDemystifying Tantric Sex.\u201d The British Museum Blog. Trustees of the British Museum, September 23, 2020. Accessed December 3, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/\">https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Image Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Intro Slide:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Left image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tantric_sex#\/media\/File:Khajuraho_couple_kissing.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tantric_sex#\/media\/File:Khajuraho_couple_kissing.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Right image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maithuna#\/media\/File:MET_Asian_Wing.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maithuna#\/media\/File:MET_Asian_Wing.jpg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)<strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39328#:~:text=Shiva%20as%20Lord%20of%20Dance%20(Nataraja)%20ca.,11th%20century&amp;text=As%20a%20symbol%2C%20Shiva%20Nataraja,never%2Dending%20cycle%20of%20time.\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39328#:~:text=Shiva%20as%20Lord%20of%20Dance%20(Nataraja)%20ca.,11th%20century&amp;text=As%20a%20symbol%2C%20Shiva%20Nataraja,never%2Dending%20cycle%20of%20time.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lalita: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_deities#\/media\/File:Lalita_statue.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_deities#\/media\/File:Lalita_statue.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Vishnu: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_art#\/media\/File:FourArmedVishnuPandyaDynasty8-9thCentury.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_art#\/media\/File:FourArmedVishnuPandyaDynasty8-9thCentury.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Durga: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_deities#\/media\/File:Aihole_si05-1471.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindu_deities#\/media\/File:Aihole_si05-1471.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Krishna with his consorts: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krishna#\/media\/File:Krishna_Rukmini_Satyabhama_Garuda.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krishna#\/media\/File:Krishna_Rukmini_Satyabhama_Garuda.jpg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Krishna and the Milkmaids: <a href=\"http:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O433531\/krishna-painting-unknown\/\">http:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O433531\/krishna-painting-unknown\/<\/a><\/li><li>Shiva and Parvati: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquid.com\/artwork\/46713\/ancient-sculpture-of-shiva-and-parvati-rosewood.html\">http:\/\/www.artquid.com\/artwork\/46713\/ancient-sculpture-of-shiva-and-parvati-rosewood.html<\/a><\/li><li>Virupaksha Temple: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:4_Erotic_statues_of_Hindu_Virupaksha_Shiva_Temple_Hampi,_Vijayanagar_Karnataka_India.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:4_Erotic_statues_of_Hindu_Virupaksha_Shiva_Temple_Hampi,_Vijayanagar_Karnataka_India.jpg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Top left image: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/\">https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/<\/a><\/li><li>Top right image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.akg-images.com%2Farchive%2FKama-Sutra-2UMDHULYRWTN.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw2TEyjjcqZozOIJj55LRje-&amp;ust=1607292085705000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CAoQtaYDahcKEwig67P47LftAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBw\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.akg-images.com%2Farchive%2FKama-Sutra-2UMDHULYRWTN.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw2TEyjjcqZozOIJj55LRje-&amp;ust=1607292085705000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CAoQtaYDahcKEwig67P47LftAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBw<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom left image: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:KamaSutra02.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:KamaSutra02.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom middle image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.divineyogastudiosf.com%2Fsingle-post%2F2017%2F06%2F10%2Fthe-origins-of-the-kama-sutra&amp;psig=AOvVaw3Tnh4IpyPUMVc9ltPA92aH&amp;ust=1607292003458000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJD8ibnrt-0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.divineyogastudiosf.com%2Fsingle-post%2F2017%2F06%2F10%2Fthe-origins-of-the-kama-sutra&amp;psig=AOvVaw3Tnh4IpyPUMVc9ltPA92aH&amp;ust=1607292003458000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJD8ibnrt-0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom right image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indrasinha.com%2Fbooks-2%2Ftantra%2Fthe-temple-of-kali%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw3rtCY3symVRe7e4lijmzy9&amp;ust=1607292566576000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCOi89NTtt-0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAT\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indrasinha.com%2Fbooks-2%2Ftantra%2Fthe-temple-of-kali%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw3rtCY3symVRe7e4lijmzy9&amp;ust=1607292566576000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCOi89NTtt-0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAT<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tantra text: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/\">https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tantric Art: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/\">https:\/\/blog.britishmuseum.org\/demystifying-tantric-sex\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Transparent temple image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:India-5679_-_Flickr_-_archer10_(Dennis).jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:India-5679_-_Flickr_-_archer10_(Dennis).jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Temple carvings image: <a href=\"https:\/\/mysimplesojourn.com\/explaining-statues-sculptures-of-khajuraho-temples\/\">https:\/\/mysimplesojourn.com\/explaining-statues-sculptures-of-khajuraho-temples\/<\/a><\/li><li>Temple diagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Architecture_of_the_Khajuraho_temples.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Architecture_of_the_Khajuraho_temples.jpg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Top left image: <a href=\"https:\/\/mysimplesojourn.com\/explaining-statues-sculptures-of-khajuraho-temples\/\">https:\/\/mysimplesojourn.com\/explaining-statues-sculptures-of-khajuraho-temples\/<\/a><\/li><li>Top right image: <a href=\"https:\/\/travelpast50.com\/erotic-sculptures-khajuraho-india\/\">https:\/\/travelpast50.com\/erotic-sculptures-khajuraho-india\/<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom left image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom middle image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Kamasutra_106.jpg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Kamasutra_106.jpg<\/a><\/li><li>Bottom right image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#\/media\/File:Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 9:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mamtani&#8217;s piece: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art\">https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art<\/a><\/li><li>Reddy&#8217;s piece: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art\">https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/neo-tantric-art<\/a><\/li><li>Santosh&#8217;s piece: <a href=\"https:\/\/visualmelt.com\/Ghulam-Gasool-Santosh\">https:\/\/visualmelt.com\/Ghulam-Gasool-Santosh<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content Slide 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Tantric Sex<\/em> by Tracy Queen: <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/tantric-sex-the-how-to-guide-on-tantric-sex-over-50-hacks-to-turn-your-sex-life-on-its-head\/9781726840095\">https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/tantric-sex-the-how-to-guide-on-tantric-sex-over-50-hacks-to-turn-your-sex-life-on-its-head\/9781726840095<\/a><\/li><li><em>Sex: 2 Books in 1: Dirty Talk and Tantric Sex<\/em> by Charlotte A. Rose: <a href=\"%20Dirty%20Talk%20&amp;%20Tantric%20Sex\">Sex: 2 Books in 1: Dirty Talk &amp; Tantric Sex<\/a><\/li><li><em>The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Tantric Sex<\/em> by Dr. Judy Kuriansky: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjudy.com\/idiots-guide-to-tantric-sex\/\">https:\/\/www.drjudy.com\/idiots-guide-to-tantric-sex\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video presentation discusses Hindu eroticism through images. I examine the Hindu deities, the Kamasutra, Tantra, and modern art. In creating this project, I discovered a plethora of graphic and entirely fascinating images within Hindu art. I am happy to share them with the class. Source Bibliography Apte, Savita. \u201cNeo Tantric Art as Liberation.\u201d Sotheby&#8217;s. 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