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Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization /

This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legend, myth, and folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image-thinking and picture-reading in Indian art and thought, and it seeks to m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zimmer, Heinrich Robert, 1890-1943 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Campbell, Joseph (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Princeton, N.J.] : Princeton University Press, [1972, 1946]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editor's Foreword; Contents; List of Plates; I Eternity and Time; 1. The Parade of Ants; 2. The Wheel of Rebirth; 3. The Wisdom of Life; II The Mythology of Vishnu; 1. Vishnu's Māyā; 2. The Waters of Existence; 3. The Waters of Non-Existence; 4. Māyā in Indian Art; III The Guardians of Life; 1. The Serpent, Supporter of Vishnu and the Buddha; 2. Divinities and their Vehicles; 3. The Serpent and the Bird; 4. Vishnu as Conqueror of the Serpent; 5. The Lotus; 6. The Elephant; 7. The Sacred Rivers; IV The Cosmic Delight of Shiva. 
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