Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization

Heinrich Robert Zimmer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

1972
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-01778-5 (ISBN)

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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. This book offers an introduction to image-thinking and picture-reading in Indian art and thought.

A landmark work that demystifies the rich tradition of Indian art, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization analyzes key motifs found in legend, myth, and folklore taken directly from the Sanskrit. It provides a comprehensive introduction to visual thinking and picture reading in Indian art and thought. Ultimately, the book shows that profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions on the riddles of life and death are universally recognizable.

Heinrich Zimmer (1890–1943) was a historian of South Asian art. He was the author of Philosophies of India. Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was the author of many books on comparative mythology, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.5.1972
Reihe/Serie	Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-691-01778-6 / 0691017786
ISBN-13	978-0-691-01778-5 / 9780691017785
Zustand	Neuware