The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Author :
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0941532461
ISBN-13 : 9780941532464
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy by : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

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.

Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art

Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art
Author :
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages : 195
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781787208483
ISBN-13 : 1787208486
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art by : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

The late Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, curator of Indian art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, uniquely combined art historian, philosopher, orientalist, linguist, and expositor in his person. His knowledge of the arts and handcrafts of the Orient was unexcelled and his numerous monographs on Oriental art either established or revolutionized entire fields. He was also a great Orientalist, with an almost unmatched understanding of traditional culture. He covered the philosophic and religious experience of the entire premodern world, east and west, and for him primitive, medieval European, and classical Indian experiences of truth and art were only different dialects in a common language. Finally, Coomaraswamy was a provocative writer, whose erudition was expressed in a delightful, aphoristic style. The nine essays in this book are among his most stimulating. They discuss such matters as the true function of aesthetics in art, the importance of symbolism, and the importance of intellectual and philosophical background to the artist; they analyze the role of traditional culture in enriching art; they demonstrate that abstract art and primitive art, despite superficial resemblances, are completely divergent; and they deal with the common philosophy which pervades all great art, the nature of medieval art, folklore and modern art, the beauty inherent in mathematics, and the union of traditional symbolism and individual portraiture in premodern cultures.

Hinduism and Buddhism

Hinduism and Buddhism
Author :
Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 95
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781497675841
ISBN-13 : 1497675847
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Hinduism and Buddhism by : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

The renowned Sri Lankan metaphysician presents his enlightening insight into the essential kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism. In this probing work, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy examines the foundational myths and spiritual underpinnings of Hinduism and Buddhism. Discarding the Western narrative of philosophical divergence, Coomaraswamy instead explores the essential unity between these two major religions. In his perspective, one is merely an outgrowth of the other. Dividing the book into two parts, Coomaraswamy begins each section with an overview of each religion’s foundational myths. The section on Hinduism then covers concepts such as karma, maya, reincarnation, sacrifice, and caste. In the section on Buddhism, he demonstrates that Buddha never intended to start a new religion, but to deepen the spiritual understanding of the existing one.

Guardians of the Sundoor

Guardians of the Sundoor
Author :
Publisher : Quinta Essentia
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1887752595
ISBN-13 : 9781887752596
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Guardians of the Sundoor by : Ananda Kentish 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.

Selected Letters of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Selected Letters of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 540
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015014629227
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Selected Letters of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy by : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

Introduction to Indian Art

Introduction to Indian Art
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 194
Release :
ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112004062268
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to Indian Art by : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Yakṣas

Yakṣas
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 8121502306
ISBN-13 : 9788121502306
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Yakṣas by : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

Illustrations: 73 B/w Illustrations Description: Particular significance attaches to Yaksas in Indian mythology, religion and art. Their almost universal presence in the earlier Indian religions, Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina, wherein they are invested with peculiar traits and powers, indicates their importance. Ananda Coomaraswamy's Yaksas is an attempt at bringing together the mass of information from literary and monumental sources about Yaksas and Yaksis, their origin, and development from the conceptual, mythological and iconographical points of view. Coomaraswamy has shown how this non- and pre-Aryan animistic concept originated and, in the historical times, dovetailed with the Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina religious systems to the extent that the concept of Yaksattva got closely bound up with the idea of reincarnation. In the preparation of this monograph, Coomaraswamy has extensively drawn upon the sectarian and semi-secular literature and has shown unmistakable evidences of the Yaksas' once honourable status, their benevolence toward men and the affection felt by men toward them. Coomaraswamy begins by tracing the origin of the word yaksa which is first found in Jaiminiya Brahmana, where it means nothing more than 'a wondrous thing.' In course of time Yaksas and Yaksis are often mentioned and their names are found in the Epics, Buddhist and Jaina works and even in sculpture. In Jaina books Yakkhas are often called Devas, where, as Sasana Devatas they are usually guardian angels. In Buddhist works they are sometimes represented as teachers of good morals and as guardian spirits. Of equal importance are the Yaksas and Yaksis in early Indian art and in the early examples (Bharhut, Sanci, Gandhara, etc.) they are frequently represented as Atlantes, supporters of buildings and superstructures. The early iconography of Yaksas, again, seems to have formed the foundation of later Hindu and Buddhist iconography. Coomaraswamy has traced a kind of Bhakti cult centering round the worship of Yaksas on the basis of the Yaksa caityas, the offerings to the Yaksas and has tried to show that the facts of Yaksa worship correspond almost exactly with those of the other Bhakti religions. Coming as it does from the pen of Ananda Coomaraswamy, this brilliant monograph is the acme of scholarship and brilliance and provides a mass of well-documented information. The work is divided into two parts, an Appendix giving Tale of a Yaksa found in the Divyavadana, alongwith 73 plates.

The Dance Of Siva

The Dance Of Siva
Author :
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 101883737X
ISBN-13 : 9781018837376
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis The Dance Of Siva by : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists

Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 504
Release :
ISBN-10 : YALE:39002006645270
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists by : Sister Nivedita

Essays in National Idealism

Essays in National Idealism
Author :
Publisher : Hesperides Press
Total Pages : 236
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781406712384
ISBN-13 : 1406712388
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Essays in National Idealism by : Anandak Coomaraswamy

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.