Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
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- Synopsis
- 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 make the profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life and death recognizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.
- Copyright:
- 1946
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781400866847
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780691017785, 9780691098005, 9780691176048
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/04/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Princeton University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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