{"product_id":"the-sultans-sex-potions-na-al-s-9781849250757","title":"The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eArabic erotic literature has a long and rich history going 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by leading thirteenth-century scientist Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, \u003ci\u003eThe Sultan's Sex Potions\u003c\/i\u003e is part of a group of works devoted to aphrodisiacs as well as sexual practices and positions. Sober and measured in tone, the treatise was intended as a manual for self-healing. It was composed at the request of the ruler and so its potions, electuaries, syrups and enemas enjoyed a 'royal warrant of appointment' to arouse the lust for coitus and enhance sexual potency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume includes a critical edition of three Arabic manuscripts (Berlin, Cairo and Glasgow), accompanied by an English translation as well as an introduction to Arabic erotic literature, a biography of the author, a bibliography of erotological works and extensive indexes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naṣī Al-Ṭūsī\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849250758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849250757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Na\u0026#7779;\u0026#299; Al-\u0026#7788;\u0026#363;s\u0026#299;","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881142079743,"sku":"9781849250757","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e55c003-8c9c-4e5a-a445-9e442c3ae793.jpg?v=1747970802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sultans-sex-potions-na-al-s-9781849250757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}