Said to have been written sometime in the 4th century AD, the Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana is much more than mere description of exotic sexual practices. While attempting to cover the entire gamut of man/women relationships, it also deals with subjects like furnishing the house or seducing other men s wives. Written in the style of scientific manual, the book offers a view of sexuality absolutely untinged by guilt, depression, shame or sense of sin.