Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization

Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 8120807510
ISBN-13 : 9788120807518
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Book Synopsis Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization by : Heinrich Robert Zimmer

Download or read book Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization written by Heinrich Robert Zimmer and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1990 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India`a legends 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 recongnizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.


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