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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947
Autres auteurs: Coomaraswamy, Rama P.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1997.
Collection:Mythos (Princeton, N.J.)
Sujets:
Symbolism in art.
Art > Philosophy.
Symbolisme dans l'art.
Art > Philosophie.
ART > Asian.
Symbolisme.
Mythen.
Kunst.
Artes (filosofia)
Artes.
Simbolismo.
Mitos.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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