Sex with Purpose: Mimamsa Rules and the Dharma of Marital Intercourse

In this essay, the relationship between Mimamsa hermeneutics and Dharmasastra rules is explored through the topic of marital intercourse. The physical act of sex between married partners at prescribed times is viewed as an essential step in a ritualized understanding of the higher religious purposes...

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Main Author: Davis, Donald R. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2023
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-43
Further subjects:B Dharmaśāstra
B Medieval India
B Sex
B Hermeneutics
B Hindu Law
B Rules
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