The door in the sky : Coomaraswamy on myth and meaning /

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947
Other Authors: Coomaraswamy, Rama P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1997.
Series:Mythos (Princeton, N.J.)
Subjects:
Symbolism in art.
Art > Philosophy.
Symbolisme dans l'art.
Art > Philosophie.
ART > Asian.
Symbolisme.
Mythen.
Kunst.
Artes (filosofia)
Artes.
Simbolismo.
Mitos.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mind and myth
  • Svayamātṛṇṇā : Janua Coeli
  • Imitation, expression, and participation
  • Ātmayajña : self-sacrifice
  • A figure of speech or a figure of thought?
  • The nature of Buddhist art
  • An Indian temple : the Kandarya Mahadeo
  • Literary symbolism
  • The symbolism of the dome.

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