Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization / / Heinrich Robert Zimmer.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©1974
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Princeton Classics ; 629
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • EDITOR'S FOREWORD
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF PLATES
  • CHAPTER ONE Eternity and Time
  • CHAPTER TWO THE MYTHOLOGY OF VISHNU
  • CHAPTER THREE THE GUARDIANS OF LIFE
  • CHAPTER FOUR THE COSMIC DELIGHT OF SHIVA
  • CHAPTER FIVE THE GODDESS
  • CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION
  • INDEX
  • PLATES