{"product_id":"selected-papers-of-coomaraswamy-volume-1-traditional-art-and-symbolism-9780691277509","title":"Selected Papers of Coomaraswamy, Volume 1: Traditional Art and Symbolism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of important essays by a pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant.\"--Joseph Campbell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hero with a Thousand Faces\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Varied, imaginative, incredibly learned. . . . Fascinating.\"--John Kenneth Galbraith, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in the study of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology--and in the cultural meeting of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker influenced by William Morris, Coomaraswamy was a unique figure whose works provide virtually a complete education in themselves. Finding a universal tradition in past cultures ranging from the Hellenic and Christian to the Indian, Islamic, and Chinese, he presented his ideas in numerous essays. This volume includes a selection of his essays on art and symbolism that were written in the 1930s and 1940s, when he was at the height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnanda K. Coomaraswamy\u003c\/b\u003e (1877-1947) was a leading authority on Indian art, philosophy, and mythology and a foremost interpreter of Indian culture to the West. His many books include \u003ci\u003eBuddha and the Gospel of Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Shiva\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Door in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eRoger Lipsey\u003c\/b\u003e is a biographer, art historian, editor, and translator. His books include \u003ci\u003eAngelic Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMake Peace Before the Sun Goes Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolitics and Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033983217938,"sku":"9780691277509","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b6f6a74-17ed-4136-9a37-2e2ba718ee2a.jpg?v=1770983644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/selected-papers-of-coomaraswamy-volume-1-traditional-art-and-symbolism-9780691277509","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}