Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization (1946)
Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization is a 1946 art and mythology book written by Heinrich Robert Zimmer.
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.
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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.
When was Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization published?
Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization was published in 1946.
Who made Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization?
Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization was written by Heinrich Robert Zimmer.