The Door in the Sky
| Author | : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691017476 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691017471 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (471 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Door in the Sky by : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Download or read book The Door in the Sky written by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. Finding a universal tradition in past cultures ranging from the Hellenic and Christian to the Indian, Islamic and Chinese, Coomaraswamy collated his ideas and symbols of ancient wisdom into essays. THE DOOR IN THE SKY is a collection of his writings on myth drawn from his METAPHYSICS and TRADITIONAL ART AND SYMBOLISM.