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The Sultan's Sex Potions
Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages
Brief Description
Arabic 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.The Sultan's Sex Potions was written by Nasr al-Dn al-Ts (1201-1274), one of...
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The Sultan's Sex Potions by Nasr al-Dn al-Ts, 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.
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Arabic 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.
The Sultan's Sex Potions was written by Nasr al-Dn al-Ts (1201-1274), one of the leading scientists of the age, and 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 guide for self healing, to be used by those afflicted with various sexual ailments, especially impotence. 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.
This revised edition includes three Arabic manuscripts (Berlin, Cairo and Glasgow), accompanied by an English translation as well as a new introduction to Arabic erotic literature.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781849250757
Publisher: Saqi Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 December 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Saqi Books
Edition: New edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Daniel L. Newman
- Translated by Daniel L. Newman
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274) was a Persian polymath and prolific writer,who built up a huge oeuvre (in excess of 150 works in both Arabic and Persian), covering a large number of fields, including mathematics, geometry, mineralogy, astronomy, medicine, philosophy and theology. He also re-edited and wrote commentaries on Greek and Arabic mathematical works, which became crucial resources in the spread of the Greek sciences in the Muslim world. He was of the Ismaili and subsequently Twelver Shia Islamic belief. The Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) considered Tusi to be the greatest of the later Persian scholars.
Daniel L. Newman is Head of the Arabic Studies Department, Professor of Arabic and Course Director of the MA in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting at the University of Durham, UK.
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