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Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization

Heinrich Robert Zimmer
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Lecture course delivered at Columbia university the winter term of 1942.
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legends, myth & folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit. Illustrated with 70 plates of Indian art, it's primarily an introduction to image-thinking & picture-reading in Indian art & thought. It seeks to make the profound Hindu & Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life & death recognizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.
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ISBN10:
0691017786
ISBN13:
9780691017785
kindle Asin:
1400866847

Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization

Heinrich Robert Zimmer
4.26/5 (279 ratings)
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Lecture course delivered at Columbia university the winter term of 1942.
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legends, myth & folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit. Illustrated with 70 plates of Indian art, it's primarily an introduction to image-thinking & picture-reading in Indian art & thought. It seeks to make the profound Hindu & Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life & death recognizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
2nd Printing, 2nd Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
0691017786
ISBN13:
9780691017785
kindle Asin:
1400866847

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