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{{Wikipediainfo}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an erotic text translated into [[English]] by Sir [[Richard Francis Burton]]. Like the ''[[Kama Sutra]]'' and ''[[Ananga-Ranga]]'', ''The Perfumed Garden'' contained several passages about the conjuring of demons. After Burton's supposed death, his staunchly-[[Catholic]] wife burned a revised translation that was designed to highlight the text's ritual-erotic elements. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
{{Wikipediainfo}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an erotic text translated into [[English]] by Sir [[Richard Francis Burton]]. Like the ''[[Kama Sutra]]'' and ''[[Ananga-Ranga]]'', ''The Perfumed Garden'' contained several passages about the conjuring of demons. After Burton's supposed death, his staunchly-[[Catholic]] wife burned a revised translation that was designed to highlight the text's ritual-erotic elements. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
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The Perfumed Garden

The Perfumed Garden was an erotic text translated into English by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Like the Kama Sutra and Ananga-Ranga, The Perfumed Garden contained several passages about the conjuring of demons. After Burton's supposed death, his staunchly-Catholic wife burned a revised translation that was designed to highlight the text's ritual-erotic elements. (PROSE: The Book of the War)