The World of Courtesans c2.1

c2.1

| | Preface | 7 |
| 1 | Courtesans in Vedic, Pauranic and Smriti Literatures | 9 |
| 2 | Courtesans in Buddhist Literature | 30 |
| 3 | Courtesans in Jain Literature | 48 |
| 4 | Courtesans in the Mauryan Period | 62 |
| 5 | Courtesans in the *Kamasutra* and the *Natyashastra* | 81 |
| 6 | Courtesans in the Gupta Period | 144 |
| 7 | Courtesans and *Goshthi* in Sanskrit Drama | 178 |
| 8 | Courtesans in Mediaeval Kashmir | 231 |
| 9 | Courtesans in Mediaeval Times in Other Parts of India | 266 |
| 10 | Courtesans in South India | 292 |