{"product_id":"9781849250757-sultans-sex-potions-the","title":"The Sultan's Sex Potions","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sultan's Sex Potions\u003c\/em\u003e by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, a 13th-century scientific text, explores aphrodisiacs, sexual practices and potency. Written for a ruler, it offers a guide to desire without a physician. This bilingual edition includes key manuscripts, a translation and an introduction to Arabic erotic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eArabic erotic literature has a long and rich history, which goes back as far as the ninth century. Far from being the pursuit of prurient pornographers, eroticism and sexuality received considerable attention from scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201 - 1274), one of the leading scientists of the age, \u003cem\u003eThe Sultan's Sex Potions\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a relatively small group of works devoted to aphrodisiacs, as well as sexual stimulants, sexual practices and positions. Sober and measured in tone, the work was intended to be a manual, which would allow the patient to dispense with the services of a physician. Written at the request of the ruler, its potions, electuaries, syrups and enemas enjoyed a 'royal warrant of appointment' to arouse the lust for coitus and enhance sexual potency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bilingual volume includes a critical edition of three manuscripts (Berlin, Cairo and Glasgow) and is accompanied by a translation, as well as an introduction to Arabic erotic literature, a biography of the author and extensive indexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56613211210102,"sku":"9781849250757","price":16.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37800873.jpg?v=1763023330","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781849250757-sultans-sex-potions-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}