Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Edited by Joseph Campbell
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 248 pages :
Other Physical Details
plates ;
Dimensions
22 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Bollingen series ;
Volume Designation
6
GENERAL NOTES
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Reprint of the ed. published by Pantheon Books, New York
CONTENTS NOTE
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Eternity and time -- The mythology of Vishnu -- The guardians of life -- The cosmic delight of Shiva -- The goddess
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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