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Item Details
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MYTHS AND SYMBOLS IN INDIAN ART AND CIVILIZATION
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| By: |
Heinrich Robert Zimmer, Joseph Campbell (Editor) |
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Paperback |
| List price:
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£32.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691017786 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691017785 |
| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 1972 |
| Series: |
Princeton Classics |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
70 halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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