Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

"This is an unabridged reissue of a basic work upon Asiatic art principles first issued by Harvard University Press in 1934. Written with the author's enormous erudition in art history, aesthetics oriental languages, philosophy and religion, it analyses th"

The Transformation of Nature in Art

Essays examine the art, dance, music, philosophy, religion, and other aspects of the civilization of India

Essays on Indian Art and Culture

The Dance of ?iva

Sister Nivedita

Margaret Elizabeth Noble

Here are the most important stories of Indian mythology, taken mainly from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, with additional tales from the purana and vedas from assorted narratives of Krishna, Buddha. and Shiva.

Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists

"This new edition of Ananda Coomaraswamy's work includes all the revisions he later intended to add to the book. It contains translations of the Greek, Latin, French, German and Italian terms and phrases used by Coomaraswamy."--BOOK JACKET.

The Traditional View of Art

Figures of Speech Or Figures of Thought?

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was engaged in the world not only as a scholarly expositor of traditional culture and philosophy, but also as a radical critic of contemporary life.

The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

REPRINTED AFTER MANY YEARS, THIS BOOK IS A STUDY OF THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF INDIA, BOTH BUDDHIST AND HINDU.

Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Buddhists

Rajput Painting: Text

The description for this book, Coomaraswamy, Volume 3: His Life and Work, will be forthcoming.

Coomaraswamy

Coomaraswamy's final un-published essays, including: The Iconography of Sagittarius, Philo's Doctrine of the Cherubim, Concerning Sphinxes, and The Concept of Ether in Greek and Indian Cosmology, are complemented by the author's own illustrations from his personal archives.

Late Iconographic Essays

Guardians of the Sundoor

Coomaraswamy's contribution to the history of Architecture in India was limited but profound. In particular, his probing analysis of texts and sculpted reliefs in order to reconstruct the extraordinary wooden architecture of early India was an act of great scholarship. That three ofCoomaraswamy's essays were published in a journal, Eastern Art, that ceased publication after only three issues, and that an important fourth essay on 'Huts and Related Temple Types' survived only in manuscript have made access to Coomaraswamy's work in this area difficult to students and scholars.This volume for the first time brings together these four major essays along with Coomaraswamy's analysis of `Indian Architectural Terms'. An introductory essay by Michael W Meister on 'The Language and Process of Early Indian Architecture' connects Coomaraswamy's foundational essays with morerecent scholarship on the origination of India's vast tradition of temple architecture. An Afterword, with Joseph Rykwert on `Adam's House and Hermit Huts' presents a conversation with a major western architectural historian.

Essays in Early Indian Architecture

Being A Monograph On Mediaeval Sinhalese Art And Crafts, Mainly As Surviving In The Eighteenth Century, With An Account Of The Structure Of Society And The Status Of The Craftsmen.

Mediaeval Sinhalese Art

The Description for this book, Coomaraswamy, Volume 2: Selected Papers: Metaphysics, will be forthcoming.

Selected Letters of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Issued in Honour of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

Art and Thought

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

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