Symbols in Art and Religion: The Indian and the Comparative Perspectives

by Karel Werner

Overview

A thorough survey of great interest and value to scholars in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415861540
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/08/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Karel Werner, School of Oriental Studies, Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

Symbols and Religious Language, The Symbolism of Indian Art, Symbolism in the Vedas and its Conceptualization, Origins of Form and Structure in Monumental Art, Venerated Obejcts and Symbols of Warly Buddhism, Predestiny and Evil in Hindu Mythology: an Inquiry into the Symbolism of the Vena-Prthu Legend, Aspects of the Symbolism of Fire, Weapns as Symbols in Hindu Art, Meaning and Symbolism in the Work of Ananda Coomaraswamy, The Possibility of Symbolism in Indian Religions.