KAMASUTRA, SEXOLOGY, AND . . . .24 centuries before Europe/US studied Sexology a Scholar from India, Vatsayana, compiled all the teachings of the learned Masters available till then and published his work as Kamasutra. Kama means 'desire', hence the treatise is more broader, encompassing romance, love, marriage, sex, extramarital affairs.
MODERN SEXUAL SCIENCESexologySex TherapyPsycho-Sexual Therapy
Sexology is modern name for study of sexual behavior. Sexology touches almost all faculties of Medical Science as we know today, such as gynecology, andrology, psychology. This is so because sex is an essential inseparable part of human being and begetting.
Note: The appendage 'logy', ("logia=study of") generates reverence whether it is Sexology or Parapsychology.Sex Therapy implies treatment of difficulties in the areas of Sexual functioning. Mod.L. therapia, from Gk. therapeia "curing, healing," from therapeuein "to cure, treat."
PsychoSexual Therapy is treatment that emphasizes psychological aspects of Sexual dynamics.
SACRED SEXUALITY Kamasutra ranks no. 1 among top 100 free ebooks available at my favorite haunt Gutenberg.
The Ananga Ranga (Stage of Love) or Kamaledhiplava (Boat in the Sea of Love) is an Indian sex manual written by Kalyana malla in the 15th or 16th century AD.Links and Citations:
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